Enabling configuration in networks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10193748-B2
Application number	US-201314041342-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2013
Priority date	Sep 30, 2013
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

Embodiments generally relate to enabling configuration in networks. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a message from an edge configuration device, wherein the message contains shortest path bridging (SPB) configuration information. The method also includes performing an intermediate system-to-intermediate system (IS-IS) configuration in response to receiving the message.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving a Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) message from an edge configuration device, wherein the LLDP message contains shortest path bridging (SPB) configuration information; and
performing, using the SPB configuration information within the LLDP message received from the edge configuration device, an intermediate system-to-intermediate system (IS-IS) configuration in response to receiving the LLDP message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein an edge server device receives the LLDP message, arid wherein the edge server device performs the IS-IS configuration.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein an edge server device receives the LLDP message, wherein the edge server device performs the IS-IS configuration, and wherein the edge configuration device and the edge server device are separate devices.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the IS-IS configuration is enabled by the SPB configuration information provided by the edge configuration device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the IS-IS configuration is initiated in response to receiving the LLDP message, the method further comprising:
performing an SPB configuration in response to receiving the LLDP message.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing an SPB configuration in response to receiving the LLDP message, wherein the performing the SPB configuration is enabled by the SPB configuration information provided by the edge configuration device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the IS-IS configuration comprises initializing and maintaining adjacencies between neighboring edge server devices based on the SPB configuration information within the LLDP message received from the edge configuration device.

8. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions to be implemented by a device connected to a communication network, the program instructions for:
receiving a Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) message from an edge configuration device, wherein the LLDP message contains shortest path bridging (SPB) configuration information; and
performing, using the SPB configuration information within the LLDP message received from the edge configuration device, an intermediate system-to-intermediate system (IS-IS) configuration in response to receiving the LLDP message.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein an edge server device receives the LI,DP message, and wherein the edge server device performs the IS-IS configuration.

10. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein an edge server device receives the LLDP message, wherein the edge server device performs the IS-IS configuration, and wherein the edge configuration device and the edge server device are separate devices.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the IS-IS configuration is enabled by the SPB configuration information provided by the edge configuration device.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the performing the IS-IS configuration is initiated in response to receiving the LLDP message, and wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium further includes program instructions for performing an SPB configuration in response to receiving the LLDP message.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 . wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium further includes program instructions for performing an SPB configuration in response to receiving the LLDP message, wherein the performing the SPB configuration is enabled by the SPB configuration information provided by the edge configuration device.

14. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the performing the IS-IS configuration comprises initializing and maintaining adjacencies between neighboring edge server devices based on the SPB configuration information within the LLDP message received from the edge configuration device.

15. A device comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor operative to access the memory and perform operations comprising:
receiving a Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) message from an edge configuration device, wherein the LLDP message contains shortest path bridging (SPB) configuration information; and
performing, using the SPB configuration information within the LLDP message received from the edge configuration device, an intermediate system-to-intermediate system (IS-IS) configuration in response to receiving the LLDP message.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein an edge server device receives the LLDP message, and wherein the edge server device performs the IS-IS configuration.

17. The device of claim 15 , wherein an edge server device receives the LLDP message, wherein the edge server device performs the IS-IS configuration, and wherein the edge configuration device and the edge server device are separate devices.

18. The device of claim 15 , wherein the IS-IS configuration is enabled by the SPB configuration information provided by the edge configuration device.

19. The device of claim 15 , wherein the performing of the IS-IS configuration is initiated in response to receiving the LLDP message, and wherein the operations further comprising:
performing an SPB configuration in response to receiving the LLDP message.

20. The device program product of claim 15 , wherein the performing the IS-IS configuration comprises initializing and maintaining adjacencies between neighboring edge server devices based on the SPB configuration information within the LLDP message received from the edge configuration device.

Assignees

• Extreme Networks Inc

Inventors

• Kuc Zenon
• Lapuh Roger
• Gopalakrishnan Karthik
• Unbehagen Paul
• Mead John
• Landry Greg

Classifications

• Y02D30/30

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• H04L41/0803 Primary

  Configuration setting · CPC title

• H04L45/66

  Layer 2 routing, e.g. in Ethernet based MAN's · CPC title

• Y02D30/00

  Reducing energy consumption in communication networks · CPC title

• H04L12/4641

  Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] (LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272) · CPC title