Managing Prefix Lists at Edge Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20250016095A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-09

    申请号:US18887215

    申请日:2024-09-17

    Abstract: Managing prefix lists at edge devices can include detecting, at an edge device, a traffic flow that can include a packet that specifies a destination address. The edge device can measure a bandwidth associated with the traffic flow, identify a flow bandwidth threshold defined for the edge device, and determine if the bandwidth associated with the traffic flow satisfies the flow bandwidth threshold. If a determination is made that the bandwidth associated with the traffic flow satisfies the flow bandwidth threshold, the edge device can include the destination address in a prefix list stored at the edge device. If a determination is made that the bandwidth associated with the traffic flow does not satisfy the flow bandwidth threshold, the edge device can omit the destination address from the prefix list stored at the edge device.

    APPLICATION-AWARE BGP PATH SELECTION AND FORWARDING

    公开(公告)号:US20230144568A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-11

    申请号:US17520128

    申请日:2021-11-05

    Abstract: A routing structure is defined for provider edge (PE) routers that will create the ability to recompute best paths based on application criteria. The routing structure may include the use of a network controller which is connected with the internet to receive requests from applications to trigger path re-computation. The controller will peer with PEs to send re-computation information used by the PE to construct an application-aware BGP table and forwarding instance. The PE also defines a new BGP and packet filter to replicate specific BGP paths into the application-aware table. The application-aware BGP and forwarding instance is unique to the requesting application. Thus, each request with a different source/destination combination obtains a discrete table providing separation. When a packet enters the PE from customer edge (CE) or core interface the packet traverses a packet filter that when matched against source/destination is redirected to the appropriate application-aware forwarding table. Once in the application-aware table the packet is then forwarded along the application-aware path achieving the objective. The instantiation of the application-aware BGP and forwarding table is be done based on BGP updates learned from the controller.

    Method for Establishing High Resilient Active Recovery for BGP Route Reflectors

    公开(公告)号:US20220278890A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-01

    申请号:US17748735

    申请日:2022-05-19

    Abstract: A recovery route reflector with a monitoring module and a BGP state establishment module is peered with a plurality of primary route reflectors. Each of the plurality of primary route reflectors is peered with a set of provider edge devices. The BGP state between the recovery route reflector and the plurality of primary route reflectors is periodically monitored. When a primary route reflector fails the BGP state between the recovery route reflector and the failed primary route reflectors is idle, and the recovery route reflector establishes a peer session with the provider edge devices that had been peered with the failed route reflector.

    Managing Prefix Lists at Edge Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20220247685A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17164224

    申请日:2021-02-01

    Abstract: Managing prefix lists at edge devices can include detecting, at an edge device, a traffic flow that can include a packet that specifies a destination address. The edge device can measure a bandwidth associated with the traffic flow, identify a flow bandwidth threshold defined for the edge device, and determine if the bandwidth associated with the traffic flow satisfies the flow bandwidth threshold. If a determination is made that the bandwidth associated with the traffic flow satisfies the flow bandwidth threshold, the edge device can include the destination address in a prefix list stored at the edge device. If a determination is made that the bandwidth associated with the traffic flow does not satisfy the flow bandwidth threshold, the edge device can omit the destination address from the prefix list stored at the edge device.

    System for indirect border gateway protocol routing

    公开(公告)号:US10305794B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US15470143

    申请日:2017-03-27

    Inventor: Israel Means

    Abstract: A system for indirect border gateway routing comprising a provider edge router; at least one virtual routing and forwarding instance (“VRF”) in communication with the provider edge router, each VRF including a route target; a pointer identification list in communication with the provider edge router, the pointer identification list containing at least one route target associated with a VRF; and a virtual routing and forwarding import instance adapted to receive a route from the provider edge router, the route including a pointer identification directing the virtual routing and forwarding import instance to scan the pointer identification list for the route target associated with the plural VRF, and wherein the virtual routing and forwarding import instance is further adapted to import the route to the at least one virtual routing and forwarding instance having a route target on the pointer identification list.

    Methods and apparatus to route traffic in a virtual private network

    公开(公告)号:US10178025B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-08

    申请号:US15401881

    申请日:2017-01-09

    Inventor: Israel Means

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to route traffic in a virtual private network are disclosed herein. Example methods include replacing, by executing an instruction with a processor at a first provider router, a first next hop address included in first route information with a second next hop address. The first next hop address identifies a first edge router of a plurality of edge routers in a first region and the second next hop address identifies the first provider router. The provider router is not at an edge of a provider network included in the virtual private network and the first route information identifies a first route to a customer address in a customer network coupled to the first edge router. The methods also include advertising the first route information having the second next hop address to the plurality of edge routers if data traffic is to access a service.

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