ROLE BASED ROUTER FUNCTIONALITY

摘要

Configuration of tunnel, firewall and/or other positional based functionality for routers operating within a multi-router network is contemplated. The functionality configured for one or more of the routers may be implemented automatically without manual input or identification, such as to facilitate an off-the-shelf implementation process where positioning and attendant functionality is routinely implemented according to a predefined set of roles.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a plurality of non-transitory instructions sufficient to facilitate tunnel functionality within a multi-router network having a plurality of routers arranged in a logical hierarchy, the non-transitory instructions being sufficient for:
determining edge router (ER) information for a one of the plurality of routers arranged in the logical hierarch as an ER; and terminating a tunnel originating with a first internal router (IR) of the plurality of routers at the ER based at least in part on the ER information, the first IR being arranged in the logical hierarchy downstream of the ER.