Patent ID: 11882059
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A first network device in a network and comprising:
a first port;
a memory configured to store programming instructions; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the programming instructions when executed by the one or more processors cause the first network device to be configured to:
determine whether a first port status of the first port switchable from a first state to an UP state, wherein the first state is different from the UP state, and wherein the UP state is a state in which a port is able to communicate with another network device;
receive first information from a second network device in the network, wherein the first information indicates that a second port status of a second port in the second network device is a second state, and wherein the second state is different from the UP state; and
switch, based on the first port status and the second port status, a third port status of a port from either the first port or the second port according to a delay policy, wherein the third port status indicates the UP state, wherein the delay policy comprises skipping a delay state of a port from either the first port or the second port when another port from either the first port or the second port is in the delay state, and wherein the delay state is a state of switching to the UP state after waiting for a preset period of time.