US Patent No: 7,580,370
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Method and structure for autoconfiguration of network destinations
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Aug 25, 2009
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Jun 21, 2002
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10/176,045
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Abstract
A method (and structure) for determining an optimal routing of data packets to subnet addresses in a network including a plurality of routers interrelated by a defined neighborhood relationship, includes, responsive to learning of a presence of a subnet, determining a distance between the subnet and each router.
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