One embodiment in accordance with the invention is a method that includes detecting a failure in a ring network and transmitting a multicast message across the ring network that includes information regarding the failure. Additionally, a new ring master of the ring network is designated. Furthermore,...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7688716?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7688716 - Method, apparatus, and system for improving ethernet ring convergence time
Method, apparatus, and system for improving ethernet ring convergence time
