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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Thuan Van Tran, Cary, NC (US);
Donnie Van Savage, Raleigh, NC (US);
Donald Earl Slice, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Steven Edward Moore, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Yi Yang, Morrisville, NC (US);
James L. NG, Mebane, NC (US);
Thuan Van Tran, Cary, NC (US);
Donnie Van Savage, Raleigh, NC (US);
Donald Earl Slice, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Steven Edward Moore, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Yi Yang, Morrisville, NC (US);
James L. Ng, Mebane, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for facilitating connecting a switch to a network to improve network performance. In an illustrative embodiment, the system includes a first module for determining when the switch is initially connected to a network and providing a signal in response thereto. A second module selectively forms adjacencies with peers of the switch in response to the signal and based on one or more predetermined parameters. In a more specific embodiment, the switch is a router or Layer-3 (L3) switch. The one or more predetermined parameters include a load factor, values pertaining to capabilities of a processor included in the router, bandwidth capabilities of the interface and/or the router, internal router queue counts, and so on. The router employs a routing protocol such as Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP). The second module throttles and adjacency-formation rate based on the predetermined parameters.