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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Ying Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Qianglin Quintin Zhao, Boxborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ying Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Qianglin Quintin Zhao, Boxborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/761 (2013.01); H04L 12/723 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/16 (2013.01); H04L 45/507 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a processor configured to send a first notification message to a first label switch router (LSR) to discover the upstream multipoint Label Distribution Protocol (mLDP) LSR, wherein the apparatus is configured to couple to the first LSR, and wherein the first LSR is not an mLDP LSR, receive a second notification message from the upstream mLDP node, and in response to receiving the second notification message, establish an mLDP Label Switch Path (LSP) to the upstream mLDP node via the first LSR.