Patent ID: 7577726
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a server for storing operating system and hardware configuration updates for routing devices; and a routing domain containing a plurality of routers each containing an internal routing table for identifying routes through a packet switched network, each router operating a routing protocol configured to synchronize that router's internal routing table with the other tables in the routing domain by sending messages according to the protocol, wherein the messages propagate information about new or changed routes within the routing domain; wherein the routing protocol is further configured to time internal routing table synchronization according to continuous measurements of communication traffic such that the internal routing table synchronization occurs when the measured communication traffic drops below a threshold level; wherein at least one of the routers in the routing domain is encoded with instructions that, if executed, result in: wherein the other routers receiving the broadcast notification are configured to delay downloading their configurations from the server, if necessary, so that said downloading by the other routers coincides with the routing protocol's timing determinations.