Patent ID: 9686184
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a first communication interface configured to communicate with a first network; a second communication interface configured to communicate with a second network; at least one local communication interface configured to communicate with one or more client machines; and a processor coupled to the first communication interface, the second communication interface, and the at least one local communication interface, the processor configured to operate one of the first communication interface or the second communication interface as a primary interface and the other one of the first communication interface or the second communication interface as a hot backup interface to route communication with at least one of the client machines, the processor being further configured to: route communication with the at least one of the client machines over the primary interface while maintaining the backup interface actively connected to its respective network, monitor communication on the primary interface, determine to switch communication with the at least one of the client machines from the primary interface, and after determining to switch communication with the at least one of the client machines from the primary interface, route communication with the at least one of the client machines over the backup interface.