Patent ID: 8451754
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining a first interior gateway routing protocol route selection metric associated with a first router and a second interior gateway routing protocol route selection metric associated with a second router communicatively coupled to the first router, wherein the first and second interior gateway routing protocol route selection metrics comprise K detecting whether a mismatch exists between the first and second first interior gateway routing protocol route selection metrics, wherein detecting whether the mismatch exists is based on at least a portion of the K determining, using the Bellman-Ford algorithm, a target interior gateway routing protocol route selection metric when the mismatch is detected, wherein the target interior gateway routing protocol route selection metric comprises the K transmitting the target interior gateway routing protocol route selection metric to at least one of the first and second routers, wherein at least one of the first and second interior gateway routing protocol route selection metrics is adjusted based on the transmitted target interior gateway routing protocol route selection metric.