Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer protocol implementing
Reexamination Certificate
2003-07-09
2009-08-04
Pwu, Jeffrey (Department: 2446)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer protocol implementing
C709S235000, C709S234000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07571241
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for advertising update messages to peers and peer entities. In an embodiment, all update messages that are to be advertised to a specific peer entity are formatted and enqueued to a peer associated with that peer entity before update messages are formatted for another peer entity. In an aspect, the method advertises update messages to peer entities in a communication network comprises, among a quantity of update messages, formatting one or more of the update messages to establish a quantity of formatted update messages for a peer entity, wherein said peer entity is one of a peer group and a peer, wherein the quantity of the formatted update messages is less than or equal to the quantity of update messages, and among the formatted update messages, enqueueing to a queue, one or more formatted update messages, to establish a quantity of enqueued formatted update messages, wherein the quantity of enqueued formatted update messages is less or equal to the quantity of formatted update messages, and wherein at least one of the quantity of formatted update messages and the quantity of the enqueued formatted update messages is a programmable quantity.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5377327 (1994-12-01), Jain et al.
patent: 5490252 (1996-02-01), Macera et al.
patent: 5974465 (1999-10-01), Wong
patent: 6392997 (2002-05-01), Chen
patent: 6704795 (2004-03-01), Fernando et al.
patent: 7165107 (2007-01-01), Pouyoul et al.
Rekhter & Gross, Editors, entitled “Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet”, Network Working Group dated Mar. 1995, (pp. 1-19), http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1772.txt.
Y. Rekhter, Editor, entitled “RFC 1266—Experience with the BGP Protocol”, Network Working Group dated Oct. 1991, (pp. 1-9), http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1266/html.
Rekhter & Li, Editors, entitled “A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)”, Network Working Group dated Mar. 1995, (pp. 1-57), http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1771.txt.
P. Traina, Editor, entitled “BGP-4 Protocol Analysis” Network Working Group dated Mar. 1995, (pp. 1-10), http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1774.txt.
Cisco Systems entitled, “Cisco IOS Software Releases 11.0, Configuring IP Routing Protocols”, (pp. 1-112), © 1992-2003 Cisco Systems, Inc., updated Sep. 9, 2002, www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrell/ps1818/products—configuration—guide—chapter 09186a0080....
Cisco Systems, entitled “Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.0 S, Emplicit Tracking of Hosts, Groups, and Channels for IGMP Version 3”, (pp. 1-9), © 1992-2003 Cisco Systems, Inc., updated Jan. 17, 2003, http://www/cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrell/ps1829/products—feature—guide09186a00....
Cisco Systems entitled “Troubleshooting High CPU Caused by the BGP Scanner or BGP Router Process”, Document ID: 45620, dated Sep. 29, 2003, (10 pgs).
Cisco Technology Inc.
Hickman Palermo & Truong & Becker LLP
Pwu Jeffrey
Smarth Gerald
LandOfFree
Method and apparatus for advertising update messages to... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for advertising update messages to..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for advertising update messages to... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4088349