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Propagating LDP MAC flush as TCN

US8804570B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Juniper Networks, Inc. · US

Inventors

Manish Gupta · Kanchinakote, IN
Ramasamy Ramanathan · Santa Clara, US
Sri Goli · Dublin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2010
Grant date	Aug 12, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 27, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L45/507
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A first provider edge (PE) device is configured to: receive a Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) MAC Flush message from a PE device via an input port; flush a routing table in response to the LDP MAC Flush message; determine whether the LDP MAC Flush message comprises a PE identifier corresponding to the PE device; generate a Topology Change Notification (TCN) message based on the LDP MAC Flush message when the LDP MAC Flush message comprises the PE identifier corresponding to the PE device; and output the TCN message.

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