Static route advertisement
US10237163B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device operable as a provide edge router is described. The network device comprises one or more processors operably coupled to a memory; a configuration interface configured for execution by the one or more processors to receive configuration data configuring the network device as a provider edge router of an intermediate layer 3 network to provide multi-homed layer 2 virtual bridge connectivity to a customer edge device using an active-standby mode of operation; and a routing process configured for execution by the one or more processors to send, to a remote provider edge router in response to determining the network device is able to send layer 2 packets to the customer edge device, a route advertisement that includes a static route specifying a layer 3 address of the customer edge device as a next-hop for a layer 3 subnet.
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