CONFIGURATION OF A NETWORK USING A FLEX-ALGORITHM ROUTING MECHANISM
In some implementations, a first network device may receive an advertisement from a second network device. The advertisement may be associated with indicating that the second network device is configured to support a particular flex-algorithm. The first network device may identify, in the advertisement, an address of the second network device. The first network device may configure a routing table of the first network device to indicate that the second network device is capable of receiving traffic associated with the particular flex-algorithm based on the address. The first network device may perform, using the routing table, an action associated with routing the traffic associated with the particular flex-algorithm.
1 . A first network device, comprising:
one or more processors to:
associate an address with a flexible algorithm;
advertise, to one or more network devices, information indicating that the address is associated with the flexible algorithm; and
receive network traffic associated with the flexible algorithm based on advertising the information.
2 . The first network device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are to:
calculate a least-cost path according to an Intradomain Gateway Protocol (IGP) for transmitting the network traffic.
3 . The first network device of claim 1 , wherein the information identifies one or more of:
a type of metric associated with calculating a least cost path,
a calculation type associated with calculating a least cost path, or
one or more constraints associated with calculating a least cost path.
4 . The first network device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are to:
determine a cost to transmit the network traffic according to the flexible algorithm.
5 . The first network device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to advertise information indicating that the address is associated with the flexible algorithm, are to:
advertise one or more flex-algorithm definitions.
6 . The first network device of claim 1 , wherein the first network device utilizes a shortest path first routing protocol.
7 . The first network device of claim 1 , wherein the address is a loopback address.
8 . A method comprising:
advertising, by a network device, a flexible algorithm,
wherein the network device is configured to route traffic according to a flexible algorithm definition, and
wherein a specific address of another network device is designated to receive traffic associated with the flexible algorithm; and
associating, by the network device, the flexible algorithm with the specific address.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the specific address is a loopback address.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the network device is a router.
11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
calculating a least-cost path according to a Intradomain Gateway Protocol (IGP) for transmitting the traffic.
12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining a cost to transmit traffic according to the flexible algorithm.
13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein an identifier for the flexible algorithm is included in an advertisement.
14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the flexible algorithm includes information that identifies one or more of:
a type of metric associated with calculating a least cost path, or
a calculation type associated with calculating a least cost path.
15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a first network device, cause the first network device to:
associate an address with a flexible algorithm;
advertise, to one or more network devices, information indicating that the address is associated with the flexible algorithm; and
receive network traffic associated with the flexible algorithm based on advertising the information.
16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the first network device to:
determine a cost to transmit network traffic according to the flexible algorithm.
17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the first network device to:
transmit, using the address, the network traffic based on a route path having a least-cost according to the flexible algorithm.
18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the first network device to:
calculate a least-cost path according to an Intradomain Gateway Protocol (IGP) for the network traffic.
19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the information identifies one or more of:
a type of metric associated with calculating a least cost path, or
a calculation type associated with calculating a least cost path.
20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the information identifies a protocol as being an Intradomain Gateway Protocol (IGP).