Status transmission system and method
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, on a first network device, an announcement message from an endpoint device connected to the first network device via a first network connection, wherein the announcement message includes at least one connection criteria;
modifying the announcement message to include information associated with the first network device;
configuring at least one traffic policy of the first network device in accordance with the at least one connection criteria, wherein the at least one traffic policy is associated with a second network connection; and
transmitting the modified announcement message to one or more downstream network devices.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, on a first network device, an announcement message from an endpoint device connected to the first network device via a network connection. The announcement message, which includes at least one connection criteria, is transmitted to one or more downstream network devices.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, on a first network device, an announcement message from an endpoint device connected to the first network device via a first network connection, wherein the announcement message includes at least one connection criteria; modifying the announcement message to include information associated with the first network device; configuring at least one traffic policy of the first network device in accordance with the at least one connection criteria, wherein the at least one traffic policy is associated with a second network connection; and transmitting the modified announcement message to one or more downstream network devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 18)
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6. An apparatus comprising an integrated circuit, wherein the integrated circuit is capable of:
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receiving, on a first network device, an announcement message from an endpoint device connected to the first network device via a first network connection, wherein the announcement message includes at least one connection criteria; modifying the announcement message to include information associated with the first network device; configuring at least one traffic policy of the first network device in accordance with the at least one connection criteria, wherein the at least one traffic policy is associated with a second network connection; and transmitting the modified announcement message to one or more downstream network devices. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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11. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause that processor to:
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receive, on a first network device, an announcement message from an endpoint device connected to the first network device via a first network connection, wherein the announcement message includes at least one connection criteria; modify the announcement message to include information associated with the first network device; configure at least one traffic policy of the first network device in accordance with the at least one connection criteria, wherein the at least one traffic policy is associated with a second network connection; and transmit the modified announcement message to one or more downstream network devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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