Patent ID: 8612626
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a configuration message for configuring a first node with an IP address, the configuration message comprising a subnet portion and a host portion, the subnet portion associated with a group of nodes and the host portion associated with the first node; receiving an update to a routing table maintained by the first node; determining that the update to the routing table includes adding a second node to the routing table; determining that the added second node has an IP address comprising a subnet portion that matches the subnet portion of the IP address associated with the first node; determining that the added second node is a member of the group of nodes based on the matching subnet portion of the IP address of the added second node; transmitting, in response to determining that the added second node is a member of the group of nodes, a message to at least the added second node identifying at least one service supported by the first node for the group of nodes; and wherein the first node is configured to be a member of the group of nodes and is also configured to be a member of another group of nodes associated with another subnet portion.