US 12,463,902 B2
Deploying IPv6 routing
Jia Chen, Palo Alto, CA (US); Shu Lin, Saratoga, CA (US); Jining Tian, Saratoga, CA (US); and Enke Chen, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/961,252.
Prior Publication US 2024/0121187 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 45/741 (2022.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 45/741 (2013.01) [H04L 45/02 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a processor configured to:
advertise in Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) a new address-family capability in combination with an existing address-family in a network that supports a plurality of address families;
undo BGP filters to allow BGP routes to be exchanged at a time that a network administrator enables the new address-family capability in the network; and
filter out all new address-family compatible routes prior to deployment of a new address-family; and
a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.