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System, method and apparatus providing bi-directional forwarding detection support to unnumbered IP interfaces
US10044610B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10044610-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314144878-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Priority date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Publication date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
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A system, method and apparatus providing BFD support to unnumbered IP Interfaces in MPLS networks using a newly defined interface identifier (IF-ID) sub-object included within one or more BFD protocol messages to extend the use of BFD protocol to unnumbered IP interfaces.
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A method of establishing a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) session between a first node and a second node, the method comprising: at the first node, transmitting a first BFD control packet toward the second node via a first unnumbered interface of the first node, the first BFD control packet having a predetermined field including a unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node, the first BFD control packet having an interface identification field including an interface identifier of the first unnumbered interface of the first node; and at the first node, in response to receiving a second BFD control packet having a first predetermined field including the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node and having a second predetermined field including the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node, creating an association between the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node and the interface identifier of the first unnumbered interface of the first node. 2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: at the second node, transmitting a third BFD control packet toward the first node via a second unnumbered interface of the second node, the third BFD control packet having a predetermined field including a second unique value identifying the second unnumbered interface of the second node, the second BFD control packet having an interface identification field including an interface identifier of the second unnumbered interface of the second node; and at the second node, in response to receiving a fourth BFD control packet having a first predetermined field including the second unique value identifying the second unnumbered interface of the second node and having a second predetermined field including the second unique value identifying the second unnumbered interface of the second node, creating an association between the second unique value identifying the second unnumbered interface of the second node and the interface identifier of the second unnumbered interface of the second node. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined field of the first BFD control packet comprises a “My Discriminator” field, wherein the first predetermined field of the second BFD control packet comprises a “My Discriminator” field and the second predetermined field of the second BFD control packet comprises a “Your Discriminator” field. 4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the association between the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node and the interface identifier of the first unnumbered interface of the first node is stored as an entry in a table at the first node. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the interface identification field including the interface identifier of the first unnumbered interface of the first node is included in a BFD over Unnumbered Interface (BUI) TLV. 6. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first BFD control packet is included within a Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Hello Message or the second BFD control packet is included within an LDP Hello Message. 7. An apparatus, comprising: a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to establish a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) session between a first node and a second node, the processor configured to: at the first node, transmit a first BFD control packet toward the second node via a first unnumbered interface of the first node, the first BFD control packet having a predetermined field including a unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node, the first BFD control packet having an interface identification field including an interface identifier of the first unnumbered interface of the first node; and at the first node, in response to receiving a second BFD control packet having a first predetermined field including the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node and having a second predetermined field including the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node, create an association between the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node and the interface identifier of the first unnumbered interface of the first node. 8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, adapt the operation of the computer to provide a method for establishing a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) session between a first node and a second node, the method comprising: at the first node, transmitting a first BFD control packet toward the second node via a first unnumbered interface of the first node, the first BFD control packet having a predetermined field including a unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node, the first BFD control packet having an interface identification field including an interface identifier of the first unnumbered interface of the first node; and at the first node, in response to receiving a second BFD control packet having a first predetermined field including the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node and having a second predetermined field including the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node, creating an association between the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node and the interface identifier of the first unnumbered interface of the first node. 9. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer instructions which, when executed by a processor in a telecom network element, adapt the operation of the telecom network element to provide a method for establishing a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) session between a first node and a second node, the method comprising: at the first node, transmitting a first BFD control packet toward the second node via a first unnumbered interface of the first node, the first BFD control packet having a predetermined field including a unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node, the first BFD control packet having an interface identification field including an interface identifier of the first unnumbered interface of the first node; and at the first node, in response to receiving a second BFD control packet having a first predetermined field including the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node and having a second predetermined field including the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node, creating an association between the unique value identifying the first unnumbered interface of the first node and the interface identifier of the first unnumbered interface of the first node. 10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined field of the first BFD control packet comprises a “My Discriminator” field. 11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first predetermined field of the second BFD control packet comprises a “My Discriminator” field, wherein the second predetermined field of the second BFD control packet comprises a “Your Discriminator” field. 12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the predetermined field of the first BFD control packet comprises a “My Discriminator” field, wherein the first predetermined field of the second BFD control packet comprises a “My Discriminator” field and the second predetermined field of the second BFD control packet comp
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- What does patent US10044610B2 cover?
- A system, method and apparatus providing BFD support to unnumbered IP Interfaces in MPLS networks using a newly defined interface identifier (IF-ID) sub-object included within one or more BFD protocol messages to extend the use of BFD protocol to unnumbered IP interfaces.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Jain Pradeep G, Singh Kanwar D, Alcatel Lucent
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L45/74. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 07 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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