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Managing a hierarchical network

US10374956B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 2015
Grant dateAug 6, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 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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