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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Sandeep Jay Shetty, San Jose, CA (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jean-philippe Vasseur, Saint Martin d'Uriage, FR;
Sandeep Jay Shetty, San Jose, CA (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jean-Philippe Vasseur, Saint Martin d'Uriage, FR;
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a node may determine a topology of a plurality of reporting nodes within a directed acyclic graph (DAG) in a computer network. The reporting nodes may then be assigned to one of a plurality of reporting groups, where reporting nodes are allowed to report only during designated time windows corresponding to their assigned reporting group. The reporting nodes may then be informed of at least their own assignment to a particular reporting group. In another embodiment, a particular reporting node may join the DAG, and may also receive an assignment to one of a plurality of reporting groups. Accordingly, the particular reporting node may also determine designated time windows corresponding to the assigned reporting group, where the particular reporting node is allowed to report only during the designated time windows.