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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2010
Sherry Soja-molloy, Allen Park, MI (US);
Mark A. Elias, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Brad J. Bledsoe, Euless, TX (US);
Sherry Soja-Molloy, Allen Park, MI (US);
Mark A. Elias, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Brad J. Bledsoe, Euless, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for routing packet traffic. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Provider Edge (PE) router having a routing element that routes packet traffic between a plurality of autonomous systems according to one or more Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) tables each having a plurality of Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Autonomous System (AS) numbers. Other embodiments are disclosed.