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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2007
Pritam Shah, Brookline, MA (US);
Philip Jacobs, Windham, NH (US);
Rahul Patel, Nashua, NH (US);
Dana Blair, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Pritam Shah, Brookline, MA (US);
Philip Jacobs, Windham, NH (US);
Rahul Patel, Nashua, NH (US);
Dana Blair, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a network device information on paths to a destination node, determining a number of common nodes or links between at least two of the paths, calculating a path diversity index based on the number of common nodes or links, and selecting a route to the destination node based on the path diversity index. An apparatus for calculating path diversity index for use in route selection is also disclosed.