(57) ABSTRACT Related US Application Data Techniques for aggregating hardware routing
resources in a (60) Provisional application No. 61/971,429, filed on Mar. system. of devices …

Presented herein are techniques performed in a network comprising a plurality of network
nodes each configured to apply one or more service functions to traffic that passes the …

A framework for reliably communicating port information in a system of devices is provided.
In one embodiment, each device in the system of devices can create a first record that …

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A dedicated control path architecture for systems of devices, such as stacking systems, is
provided. In one embodiment, a network device for use in a system of devices can comprise …

Techniques for validating configuration changes in a mixed node topology are provided. In
one embodiment, a device can identify a link to be removed from a topology comprising a …

In various embodiments, a method and apparatus are configured to receive, at a node in a
first access network, a data packet, wherein the first access network is connected, via a first …

In one embodiment, a system and apparatus are provided comprising: a first node
configured to receive a packet, wherein the packet comprises an internet protocol (IP) …

Techniques for reducing broadcast and multicast traffic in a stacking system are provided. In
one embodiment, a master device in the stacking system can automatically determine a …

A system, method and apparatus in which RSVP path messages are modified to indicate
that a failed source-to-leaf (S2L) sub-LSP or path has switched (or is switching) to a bypass …