Patent ID: 11968232
Assignee: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. The network device of claim 1, wherein: the first routing path includes at least one of a link that does not utilize media access control security (MACsec), a link that utilizes MACsec for authentication, or a link that utilizes MACsec for authentication and encryption;
the second routing path includes at least one of a link that utilizes MACsec for authentication or a link that utilizes MACsec for authentication and encryption, and does not include a link that does not utilize MACsec; and
the third routing path includes a link that utilizes MACsec for authentication and encryption, and does not include a link that does not utilize MACsec and a link that utilizes MACsec for authentication.