摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a technique for protecting a point-to-multipoint primary tree in a connected mode communications network set up from a primary root node to leaf nodes in the event of a fault affecting the primary root node by means of a back-up tree between a back-up root node and at least one merge node, said at least one merge node belonging to a branch of the primary tree coming from the primary root node. A merge node executes the following steps: a step of receiving a request to set up the back-up tree sent by the back-up root node including an identifier of the protected primary root node; and a step of configuring a routing rule in a table, the aim of said rule being to route packets coming from the back-up tree to branches of the primary tree coming from said merge node, said routing rule being activated only in the event of a fault affecting the primary root node.</p> |