Two-hop relay for reducing distance vector routing information

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7978612
APP PUB NO 20100091823A1
SERIAL NO

12250446

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In one embodiment, a method for using a two-hop relay includes receiving an update message for a distance vector routing protocol from a first neighbor. The update message is sent to a different neighbor. Often, it is first determined whether the receiving node is a relay node for the first neighbor in the protocol. The relay node is a node preferred to update a particular node two hops from the first neighbor. In another embodiment, a method for serving as the two-hop relay includes receiving from each neighbor a first message that includes neighbor data that indicates nodes that are in direct communication with the neighbor. A relay set of fewer than all neighbors is determined. Every node two hops from the first node is updated using only the relay set of neighbors. The relay set is sent in a second message for the protocol.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134-1706

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ratliff, Stanley Raleigh, US 4 172
Retana, Alvaro Raleigh, US 26 523
Savage, Donnie Van Raleigh, US 13 390
Sichitiu, Mihail L Cary, US 5 181
White, Russell Holly Springs, US 28 568

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