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Network device with tunnel establishment control based on site-type attribute received from other network device

US9374236B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9374236-B2
Application numberUS-201313859367-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 9, 2013
Priority dateApr 9, 2013
Publication dateJun 21, 2016
Grant dateJun 21, 2016

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In one embodiment, a first network device is configured to receive from a second network device a site-type attribute of the second network device, and to control establishment of a tunnel between the first network device and the second network device based at least in part on the received site-type attribute. The site-type attribute may be received in the first network device as part of a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) message transmitted by the second network device to the first network device, and may comprise a Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) site-type attribute indicating whether the second network device is a sender site of the MVPN. Controlling establishment of the tunnel between the first network device and the second network device may comprise preventing setup of the tunnel if the received site-type attribute indicates that the second network device is a sender site of the MVPN.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: a first network device adapted for communication with at least a second network device; the first network device being configured to receive from the second network device a site-type attribute of the second network device and to control establishment of a tunnel between the first network device and the second network device based at least in part on the received site-type attribute; wherein the first network device comprises:…

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What does patent US9374236B2 cover?
In one embodiment, a first network device is configured to receive from a second network device a site-type attribute of the second network device, and to control establishment of a tunnel between the first network device and the second network device based at least in part on the received site-type attribute. The site-type attribute may be received in the first network device as part of a Bord…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc, Alcatel Lucent
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L12/1886. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 21 2016 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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We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).