摘要:
A method of constructing a forwarding database for a data communications network comprising a plurality of network components and supporting at least first and second topologies having one or more common network components is described. The forwarding database includes a plurality of entries providing forwarding information for data destined for a related network component. The method comprises the step, performed at a constructing network component, of deriving topology dependent forwarding information for data destined for a network component. The method further comprises the step of including the topology dependent forwarding information at the related forwarding database entry.
摘要:
A method of constructing a forwarding database for a data communications network comprising a plurality of network components and supporting at least first and second topologies having one or more common network components is described. The forwarding database includes a plurality of entries providing forwarding information for data destined for a related network component. The method comprises the step, performed at a constructing network component, of deriving topology dependent forwarding information for data destined for a network component. The method further comprises the step of including the topology dependent forwarding information at the related forwarding database entry.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a clock on a network device is initialized, and then a first timing message is received at the network device from a reference device having a first timestamp indicating when the first timing message was transmitted from the reference device. The network device may then determine and store a one-way delay from the first timestamp to a first time at which the first timing message was received at the network device. In response to restarting the clock, the network device may receive a second timing message from the reference device having a second timestamp indicating when the second timing message was transmitted from the reference device. The network device may then calibrate the clock such that a second time at which the network device received the second timing message is the second timestamp plus the stored one-way delay.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for redirecting network traffic through a multipoint tunnel overlay network using distinct network address spaces for the overlay and transport networks. In an IP implementation, redirecting traffic to be tunneled across a network comprises deriving the transport IP address of a multipoint tunnel endpoint from the network IP address by making the transport address numerically equivalent to the network address, the transport address being in an address space distinct from the address space of the network address. Traffic is redirected by changing the address space of the next hop in a received routing advertisement.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a clock on a network device is initialized, and then a first timing message is received at the network device from a reference device having a first timestamp indicating when the first timing message was transmitted from the reference device. The network device may then determine and store a one-way delay from the first timestamp to a first time at which the first timing message was received at the network device. In response to restarting the clock, the network device may receive a second timing message from the reference device having a second timestamp indicating when the second timing message was transmitted from the reference device. The network device may then calibrate the clock such that a second time at which the network device received the second timing message is the second timestamp plus the stored one-way delay.
摘要:
In one embodiment, an angular distance calculation technique may enable an intermediate node, such as a route reflector, to render customized best path selection decisions to destination address prefixes and advertise those decisions to its intermediate peering nodes, i.e., route reflector clients, in an autonomous system of a computer network. That is, the route reflector may execute a routing protocol, such as BGP, to select and advertise a next hop (e.g., an address prefix of an egress point of the autonomous system) associated with a customized best path to a route reflector client based on an angular distance between the route reflector client and the egress point. In this manner, the route reflector client may route data traffic destined to a destination address prefix utilizing the egress point associated with the customized best path to that prefix.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for redirecting network traffic through a multipoint tunnel overlay network using distinct network address spaces for the overlay and transport networks. In an IP implementation, redirecting traffic to be tunneled across a network comprises deriving the transport IP address of a multipoint tunnel endpoint from the network IP address by making the transport address numerically equivalent to the network address, the transport address being in an address space distinct from the address space of the network address. Traffic is redirected by changing the address space of the next hop in a received routing advertisement.