Route advertisement management using tags in directly connected networks
US10187289B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/033
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes a provider network and a client network connected via a dedicated physical connection. The client network and the provider network exchange routing information using routing protocol messages, such as border gateway protocol (BGP) update messages exchanged during a BGP session. A provider network includes tag field values in outgoing routing protocol messages that indicate a portion of the provider network wherein resources of the provider network associated with a corresponding route are located. The client network may use the tag field value to determine whether to add the route to a routing table of the client network. A client network may also include tag field values in outgoing routing protocol messages to a provider network. The tag field values may indicate what portions of the provider network are to receive the routes from the client network. For example a tag field value may indicate that a route is to be propagated within a limited portion of the provider network.
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