CPC H04L 45/28 (2013.01) [H04L 45/34 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
7. A node, in a Segment Routing network, comprising:
a plurality of ports interconnected via a switching fabric,
wherein the node is configured to
learn an adjacency Segment Identifier (SID) of a directly connected neighbor, wherein flooding of the adjacency SID is limited to the directly connected neighbor, and
program forwarding entries including a primary path and backup path associated with the adjacency SID, wherein the forwarding entries for the backup path are programmed only for the adjacency SID of the directly connected neighbor, for use as a Point of Local Repair (PLR), such that the backup path for the directly connected neighbor does not pass through the directly connected neighbor of the adjacency SID.
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