Invention Application
- Patent Title: ROUTING IN FAT TREE NETWORKS USING NEGATIVE DISAGGREGATION ADVERTISEMENTS
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Application No.: US16781270Application Date: 2020-02-04
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Publication No.: US20200177490A1Publication Date: 2020-06-04
- Inventor: Pascal Thubert , Eric Levy-Abegnoli , Jakob Heitz
- Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Main IPC: H04L12/751
- IPC: H04L12/751

Abstract:
A particular fat tree network node stores default routing information indicating that the particular fat tree network node can reach a plurality of parent fat tree network nodes of the particular fat tree network node. The particular fat tree network node obtains, from a first parent fat tree network node of the plurality of parent fat tree network nodes, a negative disaggregation advertisement indicating that the first parent fat tree network node cannot reach a specific destination. The particular fat tree network node determines whether the first parent fat tree network node is the only parent fat tree network node of the plurality of parent fat tree network nodes that cannot reach the specific destination. If so, the particular fat tree network node installs supplemental routing information indicating that every parent fat tree network node except the first parent fat tree network node can reach the specific destination.
Public/Granted literature
- US11271844B2 Routing in fat tree networks using negative disaggregation advertisements Public/Granted day:2022-03-08
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