Abstract: A router made up firstly of at least two router modules, only one of which is in an active state at any given time, and secondly a of changeover device making it possible to cause one of the other router modules to go from a standby state to an active state when the router module in the active state stops, and the router modules having state machines associated with each of the neighbor routers, wherein each of the router modules has a data storage device which, in the active state, enables it to store data relating to the states of the state machines, when the machines are in stable states, and a data retrieval device for retrieving the data when the router module changes over to the active state.

Abstract: A forwarding engine of a router device may replace addresses of some IP packets by virtual ones such to mask the active routing daemon. This is used in unicast regime when said forwarding engine forwards incoming IP packets from neighbor routers to said routing daemon. It is also used in unicast as well as in multicast regime in the opposite case. A standby routing daemon may also be used on another processor by affecting same virtual addresses for its ports as the first active routing daemon. In a case of failure of the first active routing daemon, a controller will switch said standby routing daemon to be the new active daemon connected to the forwarding engine. A CompactPCI bus can be advantageously used. In that case, the forwarding engine is a peripheral board of the controller of that CompactPCI.

Abstract: A router made up firstly of at least two router modules, only one of which is in an active state at any given time, and secondly a of changeover device making it possible to cause one of the other router modules to go from a standby state to an active state when the router module in the active state stops, and the router modules having state machines associated with each of the neighbor routers, wherein each of the router modules has a data storage device which, in the active state, enables it to store data relating to the states of the state machines, when the machines are in stable states, and a data retrieval device for retrieving the data when the router module changes over to the active state.

Abstract: A router includes at least two router modules, one of which is in an active state at any given time, the others being in a standby state, and a changeover capability making it possible to cause one of the other router modules to go from a standby state to an active state when the router module in the active state stops, each of the router modules having connections with one or more networks, and having at least one state machine, each state machine managing the interface associated with one of the connections. In the router, each of the router modules has data storage capability which, in the active state, enables it to store data relating to the state of the at least one state machine, when the machine is in a stable state, and data retrieval capability for retrieving the data when a changeover takes place.

Abstract: A router made up firstly of at least two router modules, only one of which is in an active state at any given time, and secondly of a changeover device making it possible to cause one of the other router modules to go from a standby state to an active state when the router module in the active state stops, and the router modules having state machines associated with each of the neighbor routers, wherein each of the router modules has a data storage device which, in the active state, enables it to store data relating to the states of the state machines, when the machines are in stable states, and a data retrieval device for retrieving the data when the router module changes over to the active state.

Abstract: A forwarding engine of a router device may replace addresses of some IP packets by virtual ones such to mask the active routing daemon. This is used in unicast regime when said forwarding engine forwards incoming IP packets from neighbor routers to said routing daemon. It is also used in unicast as well as in multicast regime in the opposite case. A standby routing daemon may also be used on another processor by affecting same virtual addresses for its ports as the first active routing daemon. In a case of failure of the first active routing daemon, a controller will switch said standby routing daemon to be the new active daemon connected to the forwarding engine. A CompactPCI bus can be advantageously used. In that case, the forwarding engine is a peripheral board of the controller of that CompactPCI.

Abstract: A router made up firstly of at least two router modules, only one of which is in an active state at any given time, the others being in a standby state, and secondly of changeover means making it possible to cause one of the other router modules to go from a standby state to an active state when the router module in the active state stops, each of the router modules having connections with one or more networks, and having at least one state machine, each state machine managing the interface associated with one of the connections. In the router, each of the router modules has data storage means which, in the active state, enable it to store data relating to the state of said at least one state machine, when said machine is in a stable state, and data retrieval means for retrieving said data when a changeover takes place.

Abstract: A router made up firstly of at least two router modules, only one of which is in an active state at any given time, and secondly of changeover means making it possible to cause one of the other router modules to go from a standby state to an active state when the router module in the active state stops, and the router modules having state machines associated with each of the neighbor routers, wherein each of the router modules has data storage means which, in the active state, enable it to store data relating to the states of the state machines, when said machines are in stable states, and data retrieval means for retrieving said data when the router module changes over to the active state.