| US 7,518,989 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network | ||
| Reginald Beer, Eastleigh (United Kingdom); Paul Nicholas Cashman, Alton (United Kingdom); Paul Hooton, Eastleigh (United Kingdom); Ian David Judd, Winchester (United Kingdom); Robert Frank Maddock, Christchurch (United Kingdom); Robert Bruce Nicholson, Southsea (United Kingdom); and Barry Douglas Whyte, Winchester (United Kingdom) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 26, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/553,056. | ||
| Application 11/553056 is a continuation of application No. 10/150578, filed on May 17, 2002, granted, now 7,203,161. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 0115969.8 (GB), filed on Jun. 29, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0053285 A1, Mar. 08, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—224 [370/219; 370/227] | 2 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for forming a portion of a loop network, comprising:
a plurality of bypass circuits, wherein upon activation of a bypass circuit of the plurality of bypass circuits the activated
bypass circuit bypasses a component coupled to the bypass circuit, wherein the portion of the loop network comprises the plurality
of bypass circuits and components coupled to deactivated bypass circuits; and
a controller coupled to the plurality of bypass circuits, wherein the controller is configured to receive a timeout reset
command, wherein upon receipt of the timeout reset command the controller resets a timeout period, wherein upon the timeout
period expiring the controller activates the plurality of bypass circuits.
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