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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2014
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ravi Singh, San Jose, CA (US);
Raveendra Torvi, Nashua, NH (US);
Ronald P. Folkes, Dallas, TX (US);
Alia K. Atlas, Arlington, MA (US);
Navaneetha Krishnan V, Bangalore, IN;
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In some examples, a network device of a network comprises a first component configured to store a plurality of next hop instructions corresponding to respective logical or physical network structures of the network. The network device also comprises a second component configured to send, to the first component, a message that identifies an association of the plurality of next hop instructions, wherein the first component is further configured to modify, in response to receiving the message, each of the plurality of next hop instructions.