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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2004
Ina Minei, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Der-hwa Gan, Fremont, CA (US);
Pedro R. Marques, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ina Minei, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Der-Hwa Gan, Fremont, CA (US);
Pedro R. Marques, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Constraint information associated with peering links is taken into account when establishing label switched paths (LSPs) to exit points of a network. Devices within the network, such as routers, designate interfaces associated with peering links as 'passive interfaces' to indicate that the interfaces should be included for bandwidth accounting purposes and internal path computation. Other devices within the network utilize the constraint information, e.g., bandwidth availability, when computing and establishing LSPs to the exit points of the network to avoid congested peering links.