System and methods for managing network hardware address requests with a controller

RE Adams, DE Talayco, MS Dhami, S Zhou… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A controller may fulfill hardware address requests that are sent by source end hosts in a
network to discover hardware addresses of destination end hosts. The controller may use …

Maintaining a cached version of a file at a router device

JE Hirko, RL Connolly, N KULIKAEV… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A router device may receive a copy of a file. The router device may identify
metadata associated with the copy of the file. The router device may process the metadata to …

Preserving consistency of redundant border gateway protocol link state topology information

B Rajagopalan, JM Jeganathan, T Saad - US Patent 11,902,144, 2024 - Google Patents
A device may receive first topology information from a first network device of a network, and
may receive second topology information from a second network device of the network. The …

Automatically updating an access point

J Huang, PA Covell - US Patent 9,723,498, 2017 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The present disclosure relates generally to packet for warding devices,
such as routers or access points (AP) and more particularly to methods and systems for …

Dynamic route exchange

R Balay, S Tyagi - US Patent App. 10/273,669, 2004 - Google Patents
Methods, Systems, and Virtual Routers are provided for providing dynamic route exchange
between routers. First and second routers are configured to communicate route information …

MANAGING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) ADDRESS ALLOCATION TO TENANTS IN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

DK Devireddy, A Parmar… - US Patent App. 18 …, 2024 - freepatentsonline.com
Described herein are systems, methods, and software to manage internet protocol (IP)
address allocation for tenants in a computing environment. In one implementation, a logical …

Advertising non-vpn routes with a route distinguisher and a route target

Z Zhang, K Wang, SR Sangli - US Patent App. 18/077,858, 2024 - Google Patents
In some implementations, a first network device may determine a route distinguisher (RD)
and a route target (RT) associated with an address prefix that is to be included in a global …

Selective routing

TR Hefel, J Chheda, M Kulkarni, DJ Ennis… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for selectively transmitting routing information between
separated local area network (LAN) interfaces are disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, a …

Scalable routing policy construction using dynamic redefinition of routing preference value

JG Scudder - US Patent 8,064,443, 2011 - Google Patents
In general, techniques are described to dynamically redefine a preference value used
during route resolution. A network device, such as a router, may implement the techniques to …

Diverse network paths with site hardware redundancy for improved availability

DM Fleeman, RD Hieb, JF Thomasson… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A system may determine that a first device is available to transfer traffic via a network and
that a second device is available to transfer the traffic via the network. A master mode may …