Mechanism to improve concurrency in execution of routing computation and routing information dissemination

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7558214
APP PUB NO 20060045024A1
SERIAL NO

10928866

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A technique enables an intermediate network node to efficiently process link-state packets using a single running context (i.e., process or thread). The intermediate network node floods received link-state packets (LSP) before performing shortest path first (SPF) calculations and routing information base (RIB) updates. In addition, the node limits the number of LSPs that are permitted to be flooded before the node performs its SPF calculations. More specifically, if the number of link-state packets that are flooded during a flooding cycle exceeds a first predetermined threshold value, the node performs the SPF calculations before additional packets may be flooded. The intermediate network node also limits how long its RIB update may be delayed in favor of flooding operations. When the number of LSPs flooded after the SPF calculations exceeds a second predetermined threshold value or there are no more packets to be flooded, the node updates the contents of its RIB based on the SPF calculations.

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  • CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Filsfils, Clarence Brussels , BE 282 10082
Previdi, Stefano B Rome , IT 78 4106
Ward, David D Somerset , US 104 4298

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