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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
John W. French, Pacifica, CA (US);
Assignee:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/759 (2013.01); H04L 45/028 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network device includes storage. The network device also includes a forwarding information manager. The storage stores forwarding information. The storage also stores information source rankings. The forwarding information manager obtains information from a source. The information source rankings include a ranking associated with the source. The forwarding information manager makes a determination, based on the information source rankings, that the source is undesirable. The forwarding information manager discards the information without processing the information based on the determination.