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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 12/751 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/127 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various systems and methods for bypassing one or more non-capable nodes. For example, one method involves a capable node determining that an adjacent node is non-capable, where capable nodes are configured to implement a data plane capability and non-capable nodes are not. The method then involves identifying a downstream node that is capable. The downstream node is on a shortest path. The method also involves generating information that identifies a tunnel to the downstream node.