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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2011
James Murphy, Alameda, CA (US);
Nischal Sheth, Los Altos, CA (US);
Abhijit Choudhury, Cupertino, CA (US);
Raghavendra Mallya, Cupertino, CA (US);
Pranay Pogde, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Phalguni Nanda, San Jose, CA (US);
Jayabharat Boddu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Pradeep Sindhu, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
James Murphy, Alameda, CA (US);
Nischal Sheth, Los Altos, CA (US);
Abhijit Choudhury, Cupertino, CA (US);
Raghavendra Mallya, Cupertino, CA (US);
Pranay Pogde, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Phalguni Nanda, San Jose, CA (US);
Jayabharat Boddu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Pradeep Sindhu, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a network node operatively coupled within a network. The network node is configured to send a first authentication message upon boot up, and receive, in response to the first authentication message, a second authentication message configured to be used to authenticate the network node. The network node is configured to send a first discovery message, and receive, based on the first discovery message, a second discovery message configured to be used by the network node to identify an address of the network node and an address of a core network node within the network. The network node is configured to set up a control-plane tunnel to the core network node based on the address of the network node and the address for the core network node and receive configuration information from the core network node through the control-plane tunnel.