System and method for identifying tunnel information without frequently polling all routers for all tunnel information
US8937946B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2212/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method uses messages and traps to identify routers to selectively request information about tunnels on a network in order to maintain tunnel information about a network to minimize the impact of maintaining such information.
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