Demo Abstract: Loop Avoidance in Computer Networks Using a Meshed Tree Protocol
Peter Willis, Nirmala Shenoy, Hrishikesh B. Acharya · 2020
Loop-avoidance is essential in Ethernet networks to avoid indefinite looping of broadcast traffic. Traditionally, spanning trees are constructed on network topologies to overcome this problem. However, during topology changes, data forwarding latency is introduced when rebuilding and identifying new spanning tree paths. Meshed Tree Bridging through the Meshed Tree Protocol provides a novel loop-avoidance system that decreases downtime latency and efficiently reconverges networks. This is proven via testing and demonstrations on the Global Environment for Network Innovations testbed.