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Patent US7966409 - Routing protocol based redundancy design for shared-access networks - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA protection CMTS is available to immediately service a cable modem should that modem's service from a working CMTS fail for any reason. To speed the service transfer (cutover) from the working CMTS to the protection CMTS, the cable modem may preregister with the protection CMTS well before the cutover...http://www.google.com/patents/US7966409?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7966409 - Routing protocol based redundancy design for shared-access networksAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7966409 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/899,668Publication dateJun 21, 2011Filing dateJul 26, 2004Priority dateJan 18, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6839829Publication number10899668, 899668, US 7966409 B1, US 7966409B1, US-B1-7966409, US7966409 B1, US7966409B1InventorsFeisal Daruwalla, James R. Forster, Guenter E. Roeck, Richard M. Woundy, Michael A. ThomasOriginal AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (241), Non-Patent Citations (145), Referenced by (8), Classifications (31), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRouting protocol based redundancy design for shared-access networks
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