Managing a hierarchical network
US10374956B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The following description is directed to managing a hierarchical network including one or more network zones. In one example, a method of managing a hierarchical network includes collecting network state from respective devices of a network zone; using the collected network state to build an aggregated topology of the network zone; and transmitting the aggregated topology of the network zone to a traffic engineering service.
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