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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Pradosh Mohapatra, Fremont, CA (US);
Enke Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Pradosh Mohapatra, Fremont, CA (US);
Enke Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving routing information at an alternate route reflector in a network, identifying at the alternate route reflector, an alternate path different from a primary path selected and advertised at a primary route reflector in the network, and advertising at the alternate route reflector, the alternate path. The primary and alternate paths define paths for a destination and the alternate path is the only path advertised by the alternate route reflector for the destination.