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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2005
Applicants:
John Scudder, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David D. Ward, Somerset, WI (US);
Paul Jensen, Morrisville, NC (US);
Inventors:
John Scudder, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David D. Ward, Somerset, WI (US);
Paul Jensen, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04J 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is disclosed for prioritized processing of routing information in a network element. A priority is assigned to routing information received at the network element. The priority and the routing information are stored in a Routing Information Base (RIB) of the network element. The routing information is transferred from the RIB to a Forwarding Information Base (FIB) of the network element according to the priority assigned to the network element.