Patent ID: 8908537
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A provider edge device for enabling connection redundancy, the provider edge device comprising: a customer edge interface configured to communicate with a customer edge device; an active gateway election module configured to determine whether the provider edge device will be an active gateway for a connection; and a fault reporting module configured to: the customer edge interface is configured to support a virtual leased line (VLL) service between the customer edge device and another customer edge device; the fault reporting module is further configured to maintain a first maintenance endpoint (MEP) associated with a first link between the provider edge device and the customer edge device; the active gateway election module, in determining whether the provider edge device will be an active gateway for a connection, is configured to execute a border gateway protocol (BGP) multihoming process to elect, among the provider edge device and an additional provider edge device, a designated forwarder for the VLL service; and