ROUTER AFFINITY IN SOFTWARE DEFINED WIDE AREA NETWORK(S)

    公开(公告)号:US20240236001A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18150702

    申请日:2023-01-05

    CPC classification number: H04L47/125

    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for utilizing affinity routing in SDWAN networks. The techniques may enable network administrators to assign and/or configure affinity numbers to hub(s) and/or gateway(s), tunneling interface(s), service(s), etc., as well as affinity-preference-order(s) to edge device(s) within the network. Network administrators may also configure control polic(ies). The techniques enable a scalable and simplified way to automatically load-balance traffic across different gateways within a network, while reducing network resource usage. The techniques may utilize routing affinity to achieve a variety of networking related functionalities, including automatic load-balancing of traffic, provisioning of active and backup gateways, optimal route distribution to routers from routing controllers, optimized service placement for edge routers, without the need for any policy configuration at all, let alone complex policies.

    ACHIEVING SYMMETRIC ROUTING USING INTENT-BASED SMART DEVICE GROUPINGS IN A SOFTWARE-DEFINED WIDE AREA NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20250007825A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-02

    申请号:US18344685

    申请日:2023-06-29

    Abstract: Techniques for symmetric routing in a software-defined wide area network (SDWAN) are disclosed herein. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: determining a first device group, wherein the first device group includes a first router associated with a branch tag and a second router associated with a hub tag; determining a second device group, wherein the second device group includes a third router associated with and a fourth router associated with the hub tag; transmitting a first route advertisement associated with a first route from the first router to the second router to the first router; transmitting a second route advertisement associated with a second route from the first router to the third router to the first router; and preventing transmission of a third route advertisement associated with a third route from the first router to the fourth router to the first router.

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