Method and apparatus for identifying an egress point to a network location
US7974285B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/03
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of identifying an egress point to a network location in a data communications network comprising a plurality of nodes and links there between comprises the step, performed at the identifying node, of receiving a notification through the network advertising an adjacency to a network location. The method further comprises the steps, performed at the identifying node, of deriving from the notification adjacency information and identifying, from the adjacency information, the egress point.
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