Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for routing internet packets between enterprise network sites
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Application No.: US15083003Application Date: 2016-03-28
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Publication No.: US10313241B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: Joel Bethers , Michael Eggert
- Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Main IPC: H04L12/745
- IPC: H04L12/745 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
This disclosure describes methods, devices, and systems related to routing packets over enterprise network sites. A method may be disclosed for routing packets between hosts at a first site and hosts at a second site in a network using a firewall. The method may comprise receiving a request, in a first packet, from a first router to send one or more packets to two or more hosts at the second site. The method may comprise receiving a first sub-network prefix, in a route advertisement, corresponding to two or more hosts at the first site from the first router, and receiving a first community value, in a first advertisement, associated with the first sub-network prefix. The method may comprise generating a first local preference value based at least in part on the first community value. And the method may comprise sending the request, first sub-network prefix, and first local preference value to a second router, in a second advertisement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170279717A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING INTERNET PACKETS BETWEEN ENTERPRISE NETWORK SITES Public/Granted day:2017-09-28
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