System and method for improving spoke to spoke communication in a computer network
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1. A method comprising:
- registering a spoke with a hub;
updating at least one database with spoke registration information at the hub;
encoding into the spoke registration information next hop information and prefix reachability information within extensions of a group key management protocol thereby eliminating a need for use of a next hop routing protocol; and
advertising the spoke registration information to other spokes using a single control plane provided by the extensions of the group key management protocol to integrate transport security, peer discovery, and unicast routing information.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems for improved efficiency in spoke-to-spoke network communication. Embodiments provide systems and methods for registering a spoke with a hub, updating at least one database with spoke registration information at the hub, and advertising the spoke registration information to other spokes using a single control plane that includes transport security, peer discovery, and unicast routing information.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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registering a spoke with a hub; updating at least one database with spoke registration information at the hub; encoding into the spoke registration information next hop information and prefix reachability information within extensions of a group key management protocol thereby eliminating a need for use of a next hop routing protocol; and advertising the spoke registration information to other spokes using a single control plane provided by the extensions of the group key management protocol to integrate transport security, peer discovery, and unicast routing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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registering a spoke with a hub via a Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP); updating at least one database with spoke registration information; encoding into the spoke registration information next hop information and prefix reachability information within extensions of the Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP) thereby eliminating a need for use of a next hop routing protocol; and sending information corresponding to at least a portion of the at least one database to a plurality of registered spokes via a single control plane provided by the extensions of the Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP). - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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registering a spoke with a hub using extensions of a Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP) message to provide spoke registration information including an IP address, next hop mapping information, and local prefix reachability information corresponding to the registering spoke thereby eliminating a need for use of a next hop routing protocol; updating at least one database with the spoke registration information; and sending information corresponding to at least a portion of the at least one database to a plurality of registered spokes via a single control plane provided by the extensions of the Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP) message, the information having encoded therein next hop information and prefix reachability information within the extensions of the Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP) thereby eliminating a need for use of the next hop routing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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means for registering a spoke with a hub via a Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP); means for updating at least one database with spoke registration information; encoding into the spoke registration information next hop information and prefix reachability information within extensions of the Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP) thereby eliminating a need for use of a next hop routing protocol; and means for sending information corresponding to at least a portion of the at least one database to a plurality of registered spokes via a single control plane provided by the extensions of the Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP). - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A hub apparatus comprising:
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a hub/spoke interface to receive a spoke registration message from a spoke via a Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP); a hub database for storage of spoke registration information from the spoke registration message; and a hub updater to encode into the spoke registration information next hop information and prefix reachability information within extensions of the Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP) thereby eliminating a need for use of a next hop routing protocol, the hub updater further to send information corresponding to at least a portion of the hub database to a plurality of registered spokes via a single control plane provided by the extensions of the Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP). - View Dependent Claims (24)
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