Systems and methods of in-band network configuration
US9967141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a method, computer system, and computer program product include for re-configuring a network, program code identifies relationships between nodes on a network, where each relationship of the relationships includes a first node running a routing protocol and a second node running the routing protocol, where the first node and the second node are physically connected, and where the nodes include at least one controller and a plurality of routers. The program code performs, starting at the at least one controller a reverse breadth search of the relationships to determine for each router, a number of relationships comprising a path from the controller to the router. The program code, for example, program code that is executed on the at least one controller, reconfigures the routers in descending order of magnitude of the number of relationships comprising the path from each router of the plurality of routers to the controller.
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