Abstract: The disclosed method may include (1) identifying, at a first node, a preconfigured level of the first node, (2) receiving, at the first node from a second node, a neighbor advertisement that includes a preconfigured level of the second node, (3) determining that a difference between the preconfigured level of the first node and the preconfigured level of the second node is equal to one, (4) recording, at the first node based on the difference being equal to one, an adjacency relationship between the first node and the second node, (5) transmitting a first type of routing-protocol packet from the first node to the second node based on the adjacency relationship, and (6) refraining from transmitting a second type of routing-protocol packet from the first node to the second node based on the adjacency relationship. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosed method may include (1) identifying, at a first node, a preconfigured level of the first node, (2) receiving, at the first node from a second node, a neighbor advertisement that includes a preconfigured level of the second node, (3) determining that a difference between the preconfigured level of the first node and the preconfigured level of the second node is equal to one, (4) recording, at the first node based on the difference being equal to one, an adjacency relationship between the first node and the second node, (5) transmitting a first type of routing-protocol packet from the first node to the second node based on the adjacency relationship, and (6) refraining from transmitting a second type of routing-protocol packet from the first node to the second node based on the adjacency relationship. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: Network traffic is sent via alternate paths in cases of network link or node failure. An alternate node responds to U-Turn traffic from a primary neighbor to select a further alternate. An algorithm for determining the alternate paths is provided to select loop-free neighbors.

Abstract: Network traffic is sent via alternate paths in cases of network link or node failure. An alternate node responds to U-Turn traffic from a primary neighbor to select a further alternate. An algorithm for determining the alternate paths is provided to select loop-free neighbors.

Abstract: Routers balance network traffic among multiple paths through a network according to an amount of bandwidth that can be sent on an outgoing interface computed for each of the paths. For example, a router receives a link bandwidth for network links that are positioned between the first router and a second router of the network, and selects a plurality of forwarding paths from the first router to the second router. Upon determining that one of the network links is shared by multiple of the plurality of forwarding paths, the router computes a path bandwidth for each of the plurality of forwarding paths so as to account for splitting of link bandwidth of the shared network link across the multiple forwarding paths that share the network link. The router assigns packet flows to the forwarding paths based at least on the computed amount of bandwidth for each of the forwarding paths.

Abstract: Network traffic is sent via alternate paths in cases of network link or node failure. An alternate node responds to U-Turn traffic from a primary neighbor to select a further alternate. An algorithm for determining the alternate paths is provided to select loop-free neighbors.

Abstract: Routers balance network traffic among multiple paths through a network according to an amount of bandwidth that can be sent on an outgoing interface computed for each of the paths. For example, a router receives a link bandwidth for network links that are positioned between the first router and a second router of the network, and selects a plurality of forwarding paths from the first router to the second router. Upon determining that one of the network links is shared by multiple of the plurality of forwarding paths, the router computes a path bandwidth for each of the plurality of forwarding paths so as to account for splitting of link bandwidth of the shared network link across the multiple forwarding paths that share the network link. The router assigns packet flows to the forwarding paths based at least on the computed amount of bandwidth for each of the forwarding paths.

Abstract: Network traffic is sent via alternate paths in cases of network link or node failure. An alternate node responds to U-Turn traffic from a primary neighbor to select a further alternate. An algorithm for determining the alternate paths is provided to select loop-free neighbors.

Abstract: Network traffic is sent via alternate paths in cases of network link or node failure. An alternate node responds to U-Turn traffic from a primary neighbor to select a further alternate. An algorithm for determining the alternate paths is provided to select loop-free neighbors.

Abstract: Network traffic is sent via alternate paths in cases of network link or node failure. An alternate node responds to U-Turn traffic from a primary neighbor to select a further alternate. An algorithm for determining the alternate paths is provided to select loop-free neighbors.