A parallel flooding topology repair method performed by a node for repairing a flooding topology. The parallel flooding topology repair method detects a failed link and/or a failed node on a flooding topology, determines whether the failed link and/or failed node results in a flooding topology split, and repair the flooding topology by performing a local flooding topology repair process when the flooding topology is split.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems for closing open loops of a wireless mesh network are disclosed. One method includes determining a representation of a wireless mesh network including nodes, and wireless links between the nodes, identifying end-site nodes of the wireless mesh network, determining open loops of the wireless mesh network that include the identified end-site nodes, generating a list of potential nodes for closing each of the open loops with the identified end-site node, testing one or more of the potential nodes, comprising testing performance of a wireless connection between each end-site node and the one or more potential nodes, wherein the performance includes a number of wireless hops around each closed loop formed including the end-site node and each potential node, selecting a closing node based on the testing, and providing a wireless link connection between one or more of the end-site nodes and the closing node.

A Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) designated networking device election system includes a first networking device and a second networking device that are coupled to the first edge device. The second networking device receives a first PIM message from the first networking device and determines that the first PIM message indicates that the first networking device supports designated networking device election based on an interface performance property. The second networking device then determines whether a first interface performance property indication indicates that a first interface performance property of the first networking device or a second interface performance property of the second networking device satisfy an interface performance property condition. In response to determining that the second interface performance property satisfies the interface performance property condition, the second networking device forwards first data traffic received at the second networking device toward the first edge device.

A Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) designated networking device election system includes a first networking device and a second networking device that are coupled to the first edge device. The second networking device receives a first PIM message from the first networking device and determines that the first PIM message indicates that the first networking device supports designated networking device election based on an interface performance property. The second networking device then determines whether a first interface performance property indication indicates that a first interface performance property of the first networking device or a second interface performance property of the second networking device satisfy an interface performance property condition. In response to determining that the second interface performance property satisfies the interface performance property condition, the second networking device forwards first data traffic received at the second networking device toward the first edge device.

The technologies described herein are generally directed to modeling radio wave propagation in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include, facilitating receiving a disabling request for a first time period and applicable to a first service element in a first service path of first service elements to provide a service. The method can further include identifying, by the configuration equipment, and scheduled change data, a second service element from a combined group of the first and second service elements of a second service path for the provision of the service. Further, based on a first determination that the second service element is to be disabled during the first time period, facilitating disabling the first service element during a second time period where the second service element is not disabled.

The embodiments herein relate to a method and a system for switch data frames in a network comprising a plurality of switch devices. The method comprising: assigning to each switch device, a SW-ID, exchanging SW-IDs between switch devices; building a routing table, for each switch device; receiving a frame at a switch device. If the frame is a broadcast frame, generating separate copies of the frame; modifying a destination MAC address of each generated copy of the frame by including in the destination MAC address an indicator value; and further including the SW-ID of a corresponding switch device and based on the routing table and the cost indicating in the routing table, transmitting or forwarding each modified frame towards the switch device having the SW-ID indicated in the frame.

Provided are a method and device for packet forwarding. The method comprises: interface direction information and a routing table issued by a control plane are received, where a route in the routing table carries a routing direction identifier; when a packet is received from an interface, a forwarding plane determines the interface direction of an incoming interface of the packet according to the interface direction information, and determines a routing direction of the packet according to the routing direction identifier; if the interface direction of the incoming interface matches the routing direction, then the packet is forwarded; and if not, then the packet is discarded.

Provided are a method and device for packet forwarding. The method comprises: interface direction information and a routing table issued by a control plane are received, where a route in the routing table carries a routing direction identifier; when a packet is received from an interface, a forwarding plane determines the interface direction of an incoming interface of the packet according to the interface direction information, and determines a routing direction of the packet according to the routing direction identifier; if the interface direction of the incoming interface matches the routing direction, then the packet is forwarded; and if not, then the packet is discarded.

Systems and methods are described for effectively managing and maintaining a communication network by monitoring communications to detect a loop condition, and effectively route the communication to one or more destinations known to reduce or eliminate the occurrence of a looping condition.

Systems and methods are described for effectively managing and maintaining a communication network by monitoring communications to detect a loop condition, and effectively route the communication to one or more destinations known to reduce or eliminate the occurrence of a looping condition.