Methods, Systems, and Computer Program Products for Determining a Protocol Address For a Node

摘要

Methods and systems are described for determining a protocol address for a node. In an aspect, hop identifier is identified, which for a first node in a network identifies a hop that includes a pair of consecutive nodes in a network path in the network. A first protocol address is received that for a network protocol at least one of identifies the first node to a second node in the network and identifies the second node to the first node, wherein the second node is not in the hop. Based on the first protocol address and the hop identifier, a second protocol address is determined that for the network protocol at least one of identifies a node in the hop that is not the first node to the second node and identifies the second node to a node in the hop that is not the first node.

主权项

1. A method for determining a protocol address for a node, the method comprising:
identifying a first hop identifier that is, for a first node in a network, an identifier of a first hop that includes a pair of consecutive nodes in a network path in the network; receiving a first protocol address that for a network protocol at least one of identifies the first node to a second node in the network and identifies the second node to the first node, wherein the second node is not in the first hop; and determining, based on the first protocol address and the first hop identifier, a second protocol address that for the network protocol at least one of identifies, to the second node, a node in the first hop that is not the first node and identifies the second node, to a node in the first hop, that is not the first node, wherein performing at least one element comprising the method includes execution of an instruction by a processor.