System and method for synchronizing link state databases in a network environment
US7391730B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/27
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for communicating packets in a network environment is provided that includes communicating, by a first network element, a first summary update to a second network element. The method further includes receiving a second summary update from the second network element. The exchange of the first and second summary updates achieves adjacency between the first and second network elements. The first and second summary updates include, at least, locally generated state information and a single link state.
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