Apparatus, system, and method for achieving redundancy and load-balancing across communication layers within networks
US10027589B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/58
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed method may include (1) identifying a customer edge router that is multi-homed to a provider edge router and another provider edge router, (2) determining, by the provider edge router, that the other provider edge router has identified an Internet Protocol address of the customer edge router by way of an Address Resolution Protocol, (3) learning, by the provider edge router, the Internet Protocol address of the customer edge router from the other provider edge router, and then (4) advertising, by the provider edge router to at least one gateway of at least one other customer edge router, a route that facilitates communication with the customer edge router via the provider edge router based at least in part on the Internet Protocol address of the customer edge router. Various other methods, systems, and apparatuses are also disclosed.
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