Patent ID: 7457251

Claim:
A router, comprising: a memory having a computer program stored therein, said computer program to customize routing update messages generated by said router for a plurality of routers of a computer network; a processor to execute said computer program; first instructions of said computer program to create an update message having a first portion, said first portion having identical data to be sent to each router of said plurality of routers, and said update message having a second portion to be customized for each router of said plurality of routers; second instructions of said computer program to generate a customized message for a selected router, said customized message having both said first portion of identical data and having said second portion customized for said selected router; a network interface to transmit said customized message to said selected router; and, third instructions of said computer program to repeat said second instructions to generate a further customized message, and said network interface transmitting said further customized message to each router of said plurality of routers.