×

Processing packet routing information

  • US 8,619,780 B1
  • Filed: 09/30/2010
  • Issued: 12/31/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for managing routing information comprising:

  • obtaining routing information from one or more points of presence, the routing information corresponding to routing tables maintained by the points of presence and a hash tree representative of the routing tables;

    processing the hash tree representative of the routing tables provided by the one or more points of presence to identify modifications to a current version of routing tables maintained for each of the one or more points of presence;

    updating the current version of the routing tables maintained for each of the points of presence based on the routing information provided by the one or more points of presence, the updated current version indicative of the identified modifications; and

    in response to identification of the modifications to the current version of routing tables;

    determining, based at least in part on the identified modifications, at least one additional point of presence to which to distribute the updated current version of the routing tables indicative of the identified modifications; and

    selectively distributing the updated current version of the routing tables indicative of the identified modifications to the determined at least one additional point of presence.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×