Compressed virtual routing and forwarding in a communications network
US8488491B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/64
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of network site interfaces in communication with two or more networks, each of the networks associated with a different Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instance, and a processor configured for mapping the VRF instances to an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) adjacency and transmitting VRF information on the IGP adjacency along with a VRF identifier indicating the network associated with the VRF information. A method is also disclosed.
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