Chiajen Tsai - Cupertino CA, US Norman Finn - Livermore CA, US Yibin Yang - San Jose CA, US Nagabhushan K. Channabasappa - Santa Clara CA, US Debashis Patnala Rao - Cupertino CA, US
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
US Classification:
709230
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a change in network topology and broadcasting a transient unconditional unpruning message to all nodes in the network. The message is configured to instruct each network element receiving the message to start a phase timer in response to the broadcast message; unprune its operational ports; and, upon expiration of the phase timer, prune its ports in accordance with the results of a pruning protocol.
Transient Unpruning For Faster Layer-Two Convergence
- San Jose CA, US Norman Finn - Livermore CA, US Yibin Yang - San Jose CA, US Nagabhushan K. Channabasappa - Santa Clara CA, US Debashis Patnala Rao - Cupertino CA, US
International Classification:
H04L 12/24
US Classification:
709221
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a change in network topology and broadcasting a transient unconditional unpruning message to multiple nodes in the network. The message is configured to instruct each of the nodes receiving the message to start a phase timer in response to the broadcast message; unprune its operational ports; and, upon expiration of the phase timer, prune its ports in accordance with the results of a pruning protocol.