Patent ID: 11902144
Assignee: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a device, first topology information from a first network device of a network;
receiving, by the device, second topology information, different than the first topology information, from a second network device of the network;
assigning, by the device, a first border gateway protocol link state (BGP-LS) identifier to the first network device;
associating, by the device, the first topology information with the first BGP-LS identifier;
assigning, by the device, a second BGP-LS identifier, different than the first BGP-LS identifier, to the second network device,
wherein assigning the second BGP-LS identifier comprises:
executing a configuration to cause the device to assign the second BGP-LS identifier, different than the first BGP-LS identifier, to the second network device,
wherein the first BGP-LS identifier and second BGP-LS identifier each refer to network devices in a same network domain;

associating, by the device, the second topology information with the second BGP-LS identifier;
storing, by the device and in a data structure, the first topology information, as a first route, based on the first BGP-LS identifier;
storing, by the device and in the data structure, the second topology information, as a second route different than the first route, based on the second BGP-LS identifier;
selecting, by the device, the first route or the second route as a primary route based on features associated with the first route and the second route; and
utilizing, by the device, the primary route to control routing of traffic through the network.