Topology discovery based on explicit signaling

摘要

In one embodiment, a method for automatically creating a network route using a discovered IP address includes a first network device creating a connection-oriented interface with a first radio base station (RBS) for exchanging packets originating from the first RBS destined for the first network device, and for exchanging packets originating from the first network device destined for the first RBS, by receiving a first HELLO packet originating from the first RBS destined for the first network device, and transmitting a first HELLO packet destined for the first RBS. The method includes receiving, via the connection-oriented interface, a first CONNECT packet from the first RBS, the first CONNECT packet including a first IP address of the second RBS. The method includes creating a first network route between the first RBS and the second RBS using the first IP address included in the first CONNECT packet.

主权项

1. A method in a first network device that is communicatively coupled to a second network device in a network, the first network device communicatively coupled to a first radio base station (RBS), the second network device communicatively coupled to a second RBS, the method comprising:
creating a connection-oriented interface with the first RBS for exchanging one or more packets originating from the first RBS destined for the first network device, and for exchanging one or more packets originating from the first network device destined for the first RBS, by:
receiving a first HELLO packet originating from the first RBS destined for the first network device, andtransmitting, in response to receiving the first HELLO packet, a first HELLO packet destined for the first RBS; receiving, via the connection-oriented interface, a first CONNECT packet originating from the first RBS destined for the first network device, the first CONNECT packet including a first IP address of the second RBS; and creating, in response to receiving the first CONNECT packet, a first network route between the first RBS and the second RBS using the first IP address of the second RBS included in the first CONNECT packet.