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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2018
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);
A. Keshava, Karnataka, IN;
Anil Raj, Karnataka, IN;
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for use in exiting a portion of a node from an Internet Protocol, Layer 3 network includes: preparing the network for the portion to exit prior to the exit, including: notifying a set of peer nodes of the portion's exit; and rerouting traffic in the network away from the portion to the set of peer nodes; exiting the portion from the network once the traffic is rerouted; and reintroducing the exited portion to the network, including: notifying the peer nodes of the portion's reintroduction; and rerouting at least some of the traffic through the re-introduced portion.