Host route convergence
US8755319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/025
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, detecting a host device on a port of a forwarder switch in a network, detecting a movement of the host device from a first forwarder switch to a second forwarder switch, and multicast broadcasting an updated device information for the host device to a convergence group switches and a proximity group switches, where the convergence group switches includes switches in the network that are not configured as forwarder switches, and the proximity group switches include forwarder switches grouped together based on radio proximity is provided.
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