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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2004
Madhavi W. Chandra, Cary, NC (US);
David A. Cook, Raleigh, NC (US);
Alvaro E. Retana, Morrisville, NC (US);
Russell I. White, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Yi Yang, Morrisville, NC (US);
Madhavi W. Chandra, Cary, NC (US);
David A. Cook, Raleigh, NC (US);
Alvaro E. Retana, Morrisville, NC (US);
Russell I. White, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Yi Yang, Morrisville, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for communicating packets in a network environment is provided that includes communicating, by a first network element, a first summary update to a second network element. The method further includes receiving a second summary update from the second network element. The exchange of the first and second summary updates achieves adjacency between the first and second network elements. The first and second summary updates include, at least, locally generated state information and a single link state.