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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2009
Joseph Lawrence, Boulder, CO (US);
Nassar El-aawar, Denver, CO (US);
Darren Loher, Arvada, CO (US);
Steven Craig White, Longmont, CO (US);
Raoul Alcala, Superior, CO (US);
Niclas Comstedt, Broomfield, CO (US);
Joseph Lawrence, Boulder, CO (US);
Nassar El-Aawar, Denver, CO (US);
Darren Loher, Arvada, CO (US);
Steven Craig White, Longmont, CO (US);
Raoul Alcala, Superior, CO (US);
Niclas Comstedt, Broomfield, CO (US);
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a network architecture include a backbone node having a plurality of independent routers or switches connected in a matrix, wherein the matrix includes a plurality of stages of routers or switches, to form a node having a node switching capacity that is greater than the node switching capacity of the individual routers or switches. A method includes assigning one of a plurality of backbone networks to a destination network address, associating a next hop loopback address with the destination network address, and advertising the destination network address in combination with the next hop loopback address through the selected backbone network address.