Co-existence of a distributed routing protocol and centralized path computation for deterministic wireless networks

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more network interfaces to communicate with a network;
• a processor coupled to the network interfaces and adapted to execute one or more processes;
• and
• a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to:
• communicate with a network operating a distributed proactive routing protocol;
• participate in a centralized path computation protocol;
• communicate routing characteristics of the distributed proactive routing protocol for the network from the network to the centralized path computation protocol;
• and
• communicate one or more computed paths from the centralized path computation protocol to the network, wherein the computed paths from the centralized path computation protocol are based on the routing characteristics of the distributed proactive routing protocol for the network.

A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having software encoded thereon, the software when executed by a processor operable to:

• communicate with a network operating a distributed proactive routing protocol;
• participate in a centralized path computation protocol;
• communicate routing characteristics of the distributed proactive routing protocol for the network from the network to the centralized path computation protocol;
• and
• communicate one or more computed paths from the centralized path computation protocol to the network, wherein the computed paths from the centralized path computation protocol are based on the routing characteristics of the distributed proactive routing protocol for the network.