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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2011
Ole Troan, Oslo, NO;
William Mark Townsley, Paris, FR;
Gunter Van DE Velde, Lint, BE;
Wojciech Dec, Amsterdam, NL;
Ole Troan, Oslo, NO;
William Mark Townsley, Paris, FR;
Gunter Van de Velde, Lint, BE;
Wojciech Dec, Amsterdam, NL;
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment includes, inter alia, methods, apparatus, computer-storage media, mechanisms, and/or means associated with automated transitioning between different communication protocols in a network. In one embodiment, automatic transition routers are automatically discovered along with the knowledge of what non-native protocols need to be transported across a network. Communication pathways are automatically established as needed to transport these non-native protocols. One embodiment is particularly useful in transitioning a network from one protocol to another, such as from Internet Protocol version 4 to version 6.