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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Level 3 Communications, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
Robert Smith, Irvine, CA (US);
Shawn Marck, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/715 (2013.01); H04L 12/755 (2013.01); H04L 12/717 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1458 (2013.01); H04L 41/0813 (2013.01); H04L 41/0866 (2013.01); H04L 41/0889 (2013.01); H04L 45/021 (2013.01); H04L 45/04 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 41/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are provided for managing routes of data traffic within a network. The management may be performed via a graphical user interface that interacts with a Web server to update a configuration file. The configuration file can be converted to router management commands by a network management device (e.g., a BGP speaker). The commands can then be sent to border routers for controlling network traffic. Embodiments are also provided for capturing and logging routing updates made in a network.