Restoration of service in a mesh network (10) upon the failure of a working channel (16) on a link (14.sub.I) connecting a pair of nodes (12A and 12D) is accomplished by first attempting to route traffic on an restoration channel (18) in the same link when such a channel is available. If such "localized"...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6324162?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6324162 - Path-based restoration mesh networks
