Patent ID: 11936559
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A first network device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory containing a program that, when executed by the processor, performs an operation for minimizing data interruptions in a network, the operation comprising:
upon detecting a second network device joining the network, sending a first indication to at least a third network device that the first network device is in an overload state for a predetermined amount of time;
after the predetermined amount of time has elapsed, sending a second indication to at least the third network device that the second network device has exited the overload state; and
updating a topology of the network comprising the second network device and at least the third network device, after the second network device has exited the overload state.