Method and apparatus for route oscillation reduction
US7502332B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for route oscillation reduction is described. A method in a network element comprises advertising to a set of one or more internal peers a best external route if a best overall route is not an external route, wherein external routes are routes communicated from an external peer that is not within the network element's group, wherein said set of internal peers are within the network element's group, and advertising to a set of one or more external peers a best internal route that has been received from an internal peer if the best overall route is not an internal route.
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