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Patent US7630298 - Method and apparatus for forwarding data in a data communications network - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method of forwarding data in a data communications network having a plurality of nodes comprises the steps, performed at a repairing node, of computing the repair path around a network component to a target node and forwarding data along the repair path. The computing step comprises the step of computing...http://www.google.com/patents/US7630298?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7630298 - Method and apparatus for forwarding data in a data communications networkAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7630298 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/976,076Publication dateDec 8, 2009Filing dateOct 27, 2004Priority dateOct 27, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20060087965Publication number10976076, 976076, US 7630298 B2, US 7630298B2, US-B2-7630298, US7630298 B2, US7630298B2InventorsIan Michael Charles Shand, Stewart Frederick Bryant, Anna Charny, Bruce Stuart Davie, George SwallowOriginal AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (110), Non-Patent Citations (15), Referenced by (8), Classifications (17), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for forwarding data in a data communications network
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