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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ryan Bickhart, San Francisco, CA (US);
Disha Chopra, Union City, CA (US);
Wen Lin, Andover, MA (US);
Hassan Hosseini, San Jose, CA (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed apparatus may include a physical link that facilitates communication for a plurality of customer networks connected to a service provider network. The apparatus may also include a network device communicatively coupled to the physical link. The network device may identify first and second route-update messages that advertise a plurality of route targets representing the plurality of customer networks to at least one other network device within the service provider network. The network device may remove a route target from the first route-update message due at least in part to the physical link no longer facilitating communication for a customer network represented by the route target. The network device may then maintain the second route-update message intact despite the removal of the route target from the first route-update message. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.