Method and system for exchanging routing information
US6167444A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A host computer is operated as a gateway interfacing a plurality of network interfaces in a communication system including local area networks and wide area networks. A redistribution parameter is maintained in a configuration file for each of a plurality of network interfaces, with the redistribution parameter defaulted to *full for local area network interfaces and to *limited for wide area network interfaces. Responsive to receiving a routing update (a route) from a wide area network interface, the route is advertised to interfaces having a redistribution parameter of *full and not to those interfaces having a redistribution parameter of *limited.
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