Patent ID: 9240905
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing port level protection for a hybrid interface, comprising: establishing a Virtual Connection Point (VCP) as a termination point for a transport-side network connection; configuring the VCP as a Layer 1 bridge/select connection to switch among any one of a plurality of backplane Layer 1 termination points; creating a link aggregation group to protect the plurality of backplane Layer 1 termination points, wherein the link aggregation group is configured between modules and over a backplane within a node, and wherein the link aggregation group comprises a first link aggregation group; establishing a Layer 2 switch to direct packets between the link aggregation group and the VCP configured as the Layer 1 bridge/select connection; and creating a second link aggregation group to protect one or more client-side Ethernet ports, wherein the Layer 2 switch further directs packets between the first link aggregation group and second link aggregation group, and wherein the second link aggregation group is configured between the node and another device, wherein the first link aggregation port is between the Layer 2 switch and a Layer 1 switch fabric and the second link aggregation port is between the Layer 2 switch and the one or more client-side Ethernet ports.