Inter-area summarization of edge-device addresses using RFC3107
First Claim
1. A method of performing inter-area summarization for edge-device addressing, the method comprising:
- establishing a network comprising a first ABR, an ingress Provider Edge (PE) device in communication with said first ABR, a second ABR in communication with said first ABR, an egress PE in communication with said second ABR, wherein said first ABR and said second ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session, wherein said ingress PE and said first ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session;
wherein said egress PE is connected to said second ABR via an RFC3107 BGP session; and
performing packet forwarding including PE address summarization through said network.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for performing inter-area summarization for edge-device addressing are presented. A network is established, the network including a first ABR, an ingress Provider Edge (PE) device in communication with the first ABR, a second ABR in communication with the first ABR, and an egress PE in communication with the second ABR. The first ABR and the second ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session, as are the ingress PE and the first ABR as well as the egress PE and second ABR. The method further includes performing packet forwarding including PE address summarization through the network.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of performing inter-area summarization for edge-device addressing, the method comprising:
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establishing a network comprising a first ABR, an ingress Provider Edge (PE) device in communication with said first ABR, a second ABR in communication with said first ABR, an egress PE in communication with said second ABR, wherein said first ABR and said second ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session, wherein said ingress PE and said first ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session;
wherein said egress PE is connected to said second ABR via an RFC3107 BGP session; and
performing packet forwarding including PE address summarization through said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable medium having computer readable code thereon for of performing inter-area summarization for edge-device addressing, the medium comprising:
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instructions for establishing a network comprising a first ABR, an ingress Provider Edge (PE) device in communication with said first ABR, a second ABR in communication with said first ABR, an egress PE in communication with said second ABR, wherein said first ABR and said second ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session, wherein said ingress PE and said first ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session;
wherein said egress PE is connected to said second ABR via an RFC3107 BGP session; and
instructions for performing packet forwarding including PE address summarization through said network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network device performing as a ingress Provider Edge (PE) router, comprising:
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a memory;
a processor;
a communications interface;
an interconnection mechanism coupling the memory, the processor and the communications interface; and
wherein the memory is encoded with an inter-area summarization for edge-device addressing application that when performed on the processor, provides a process for processing information, the process causing the computer system to be capable of performing the operations of;
establishing a network between an ingress Provider Edge (PE) device and a first ABR, wherein said ingress PE and said first ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session; and
performing packet forwarding including PE address summarization through said network. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A network device performing as a first ABR, comprising:
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a memory;
a processor;
a communications interface;
an interconnection mechanism coupling the memory, the processor and the communications interface; and
wherein the memory is encoded with an inter-area summarization for edge-device addressing application that when performed on the processor, provides a process for processing information, the process causing the computer system to be capable of performing the operations of;
establishing a network comprising the first ABR, an ingress Provider Edge (PE) device in communication with said first ABR, a second ABR in communication with said first ABR, wherein said first ABR and said second ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session, wherein said ingress PE and said first ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session; and
performing packet forwarding including PE address summarization through said network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A network device performing as a second ABR, comprising:
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a memory;
a processor;
a communications interface;
an interconnection mechanism coupling the memory, the processor and the communications interface; and
wherein the memory is encoded with an inter-area summarization for edge-device addressing application that when performed on the processor, provides a process for processing information, the process causing the computer system to be capable of performing the operations of;
establishing a network comprising the second ABR in communication with a first ABR, an egress PE in communication with said second ABR, wherein said first ABR and said second ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session, wherein said egress PE is connected to said second ABR via an RFC3107 BGP session; and
performing packet forwarding including PE address summarization through said network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 22, 23, 24)
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21. A communications system capable performing inter-area summarization for edge-device addressing, the system comprising:
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a first ABR;
an ingress Provider Edge (PE) device in communication with said first ABR, wherein said ingress PE and said first ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session;
a second ABR in communication with said first ABR, wherein said first ABR and said second ABR are connected via an RFC3107 BGP session; and
an egress PE in communication with said second ABR, wherein said egress PE is connected to said second ABR via an RFC3107 BGP session; and
wherein said ingress PE, said first ABR, said second ABR and said egress PE are connected by way of a network and wherein said system performs packet forwarding including PE address summarization through said network.
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