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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
May. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/771 (2013.01); H04L 12/723 (2013.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 12/751 (2013.01); H04L 12/717 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/775 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/50 (2013.01); H04L 41/00 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/38 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 45/44 (2013.01); H04L 45/58 (2013.01); H04L 45/66 (2013.01); H04L 69/166 (2013.01); H04L 45/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
MPLS segment routing is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first core router generates a first data structure that maps first portcodes to respective identities of first neighbor routers or respective first links, wherein the first portcodes identify respective first ports of the first core router, and wherein the first ports are coupled to the first neighbor routers, respectively, via the first links, respectively. The first core router generates and transmits a first link-state packet, wherein the first link-state packet comprises an identity of the first core router and the first data structure.