Patent ID: 9590900
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. An apparatus to restrict bandwidth consumption in a shared domain when the shared domain operatively connects multiple local domains employing the same redundant routing protocol, the apparatus comprising: one or more computer processors operatively connected to a memory; a first network interface device connecting the apparatus to a first of the multiple local domains, the first local domain having a first set of one or more routers employing a redundant routing protocol; a second network interface device connecting the apparatus to the shared domain; and virtual bridging logic operatively connected to the first network interface device and the second network interface device, respectively, the virtual bridging logic executable by the one or more computer processors to perform an operation to reduce bandwidth consumption in the shared domain by preventing any given router in the first local domain from becoming an active router for the second local domain based on a priority level of packets employing the redundant routing protocol, the operation comprising: