Huawei technologies co., ltd. (20240179087). BGP ROUTE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE simplified abstract

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BGP ROUTE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE

Organization Name

huawei technologies co., ltd.

Inventor(s)

Shunwan Zhuang of Beijing (CN)

Haibo Wang of Beijing (CN)

Yunan Gu of Beijing (CN)

Gang Yan of Beijing (CN)

Zhenbin Li of Beijing (CN)

BGP ROUTE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240179087 titled 'BGP ROUTE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method and apparatus for identifying abnormal BGP routes based on the comparison of Autonomous System (AS) numbers in the AS path attribute.

  • The network device obtains a BGP route with an AS path attribute.
  • The AS path attribute includes a first AS number and a second AS number.
  • The network device compares the first AS number (corresponding to the device's AS) with the second AS number to determine if the route is abnormal.

Potential Applications

This technology can be applied in network security systems to detect and prevent routing anomalies or attacks.

Problems Solved

1. Detection of abnormal BGP routes in network traffic. 2. Prevention of routing attacks or misconfigurations.

Benefits

1. Improved network security. 2. Enhanced network performance by avoiding abnormal routing paths.

Potential Commercial Applications

"Enhancing Network Security with Abnormal BGP Route Detection"

Possible Prior Art

Prior art may include existing BGP route monitoring systems or anomaly detection algorithms in network security applications.

Unanswered Questions

How does this technology impact network performance?

The technology can potentially improve network performance by preventing abnormal routing paths, but the specific impact on performance metrics like latency or throughput is not detailed in the abstract.

Are there any limitations to the method described in the patent application?

The abstract does not mention any potential limitations or challenges that may arise when implementing this method in real-world network environments.


Original Abstract Submitted

a bgp route identification method and apparatus are provided. a network device obtains a bgp route. the bgp route includes an autonomous system path attribute as_path attribute, the as_path attribute includes a first autonomous system number as number, an as number corresponding to an autonomous system that the network device is located in or manages is a second as number, and the first as number is equal to the second as number. the network device determines, based on the first as number and the second as number, whether the bgp route is abnormal.