Control messages for scalable satellite device clustering control in a campus network
First Claim
1. An aggregation device, comprising:
- a memory; and
one or more processors to;
detect a change to a status of a campus network,the campus network including a plurality of satellite clusters,each satellite cluster, of the plurality of satellite clusters, including one or more satellite devices;
generate one or more satellite cluster specific control messages (SCSCMs) to update the campus network based on detecting the change to the status of the campus network,the one or more SCSCMs including a particular SCSCM to identify a topology of a satellite cluster of the plurality of satellite clusters, anda configurable portion of the one or more SCSCMs including information relating to the plurality of satellite clusters; and
transmit the one or more SCSCMs to a satellite device, of the one or more satellite devices, to update the campus network.
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Abstract
An aggregation device may detect a change to a status of a campus network. The campus network may include a set of satellite clusters. Each satellite cluster, of the set of satellite clusters, may include one or more satellite devices. The aggregation device may generate one or more satellite cluster specific control messages (SCSCMs) to update the campus network based on detecting the change to the status of the campus network. The one or more SCSCMs may include at least one of a control-and-status protocol (CSP) message, or a link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) message. The aggregation device may include information relating to the set of satellite clusters in a configurable portion of the one or more SCSCMs. The aggregation device may transmit the one or more SCSCMs with a border satellite device, of the one or more satellite devices, to update the campus network.
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20 Claims
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1. An aggregation device, comprising:
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a memory; and one or more processors to; detect a change to a status of a campus network, the campus network including a plurality of satellite clusters, each satellite cluster, of the plurality of satellite clusters, including one or more satellite devices; generate one or more satellite cluster specific control messages (SCSCMs) to update the campus network based on detecting the change to the status of the campus network, the one or more SCSCMs including a particular SCSCM to identify a topology of a satellite cluster of the plurality of satellite clusters, and a configurable portion of the one or more SCSCMs including information relating to the plurality of satellite clusters; and transmit the one or more SCSCMs to a satellite device, of the one or more satellite devices, to update the campus network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a satellite device, cause the one or more processors to; detect a change to a status of a campus network, the campus network including a plurality of satellite clusters, each satellite cluster, of the plurality of satellite clusters, including one or more satellite devices,
the one or more satellite devices including the satellite device;generate one or more satellite cluster specific control messages (SCSCMs) to update the campus network based on detecting the change to the status of the campus network, the one or more SCSCMs including a particular SCSCM to identify a topology of a satellite cluster of the plurality of satellite clusters; and transmit the one or more SCSCMs to a network device of the campus network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a set of aggregation devices to provide a control plane for a campus network and to route network traffic, a satellite device, of a set of satellite devices to provide a set of ports for the set of aggregation devices to route the network traffic, the set of satellite devices being grouped into a plurality of satellite clusters, each satellite cluster, of the plurality of satellite clusters, including a processor that implements an intermediate system to intermediate system protocol (IS-IS) instance for topology discovery, and each satellite cluster, of the plurality of satellite clusters, including a border satellite device to communicate with the set of aggregation devices in the control plane using a set of satellite cluster specific control messages (SCSCMs), an SCSCM, of the set of SCSCMs, including a particular protocol message with a configurable portion of the particular protocol message used to provide information to manage the routing of the network traffic. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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