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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2006
Chaitanya Kodeboyina, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kireeti Kompella, Los Altos, CA (US);
Yakov Rekhter, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Chaitanya Kodeboyina, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kireeti Kompella, Los Altos, CA (US);
Yakov Rekhter, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described for automatically selecting virtual private network (VPN) site-IDs for each customer site within a VPN established over a network. The techniques described herein enable a network router within a VPN to automatically allocate unique site-IDs for each customer site included in the VPN in a dense manner. In some cases, the VPNs may comprise virtual private local area network (LAN) service (VPLS) domains that transmit layer two (L2) traffic between customer sites, i.e., VPLS sites, via the network. For example, a network service provider may configure a network device, such as a router, to belong to one or more VPNs. When a customer site within one of the VPNs connects to the router, the router configures the customer site on the router. The router then automatically selects a site-ID for the customer site configured on the router.