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Patent US7701845 - Forwarding data in a data communications network - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn apparatus is described for forwarding data in a data communications network having as components nodes and links therebetween in which nodes obtain a reachability metric between a neighbor node and one or more other nodes in the network and in which a repair path is created between an instigating...http://www.google.com/patents/US7701845?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7701845 - Forwarding data in a data communications networkAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7701845 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/526,933Publication dateApr 20, 2010Filing dateSep 25, 2006Priority dateSep 25, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20080074997Publication number11526933, 526933, US 7701845 B2, US 7701845B2, US-B2-7701845, US7701845 B2, US7701845B2InventorsStewart F. Bryant, Ian Michael Charles ShandOriginal AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (94), Non-Patent Citations (20), Referenced by (6), Classifications (12), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetForwarding data in a data communications network
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