Patent ID: 7447212
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for automating membership discovery in a distributed computer network, the method comprising: establishing a first virtual circuit label switch path between a first multi tenant unit device and a provider edge device attached to said first multi tenant unit device, wherein the virtual circuit label switch path is associated with a first virtual private local area network (LAN) service site; receiving a first label mapping message at the provider edge device; sending a second label mapping message to the first multi tenant unit device; broadcasting the first label mapping message to a plurality of additional provider edge devices; adding a second virtual private LAN service site to the distributed computer network, wherein the second virtual private LAN service site is attached to the first multi tenant unit device; and broadcasting the second label mapping message to the plurality of additional provider edge devices, the second label mapping message having a virtual circuit label associated with the first virtual circuit label switch path and having a non-updated site identification list.