Switch and/or router node advertising

A system for networking, the system comprising:

• one or more circuits for use in a first of a plurality of routing devices in a communication system, wherein said first of said plurality of routing device comprises an intermediate routing device and wherein said one or more circuits are operable to advertise status information to one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices;
• said one or more circuits are operable to receive at said first of said plurality of routing devices, advertised status information from said one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices;
• and
• said one or more circuits are operable to route data among at least a portion of said routing devices based on communication requirements of said data and based on said advertised status information from said first of said plurality of routing devices and/or said received advertised status information from said one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to advertise said status information from said first of said plurality of routing devices and/or receive said advertised status information from said one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices periodically, aperiodically, by request and/or based on the occurrence of one or more events.

A method for networking, the method comprising:

• in a communication system comprising a plurality of routing devices,
• advertising status information from a first of said plurality of routing devices to one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices, wherein said first of said plurality of routing devices comprises an intermediate routing device;
• receiving at said first of said plurality of routing devices, advertised status information from said one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices;
• and
• routing data by said first routing device, among at least a portion of said routing devices based on communication requirements of said data and based on said advertised status information from said first of said plurality of routing devices and/or said received advertised status information from said one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices;
• wherein said advertised status information from said first of said plurality of routing devices and said received advertised status information from said one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices comprises current status information, predicted status information and/or past status information.

A system for networking, the system comprising:

• one or more circuits for use in a first of a plurality of routing devices in a communication system, wherein said first of said plurality of routing devices comprises intermediate routing device and wherein said one or more circuits are operable to advertise status information to one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices;
• said one or more circuits are operable to receive at said first of said plurality of routing devices, advertised status information from said one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices;
• and
• said one or more circuits are operable to route data among at least a portion of said routing devices based on communication requirements of said data and based on said advertised status information from said first of said plurality of routing devices and/or said received advertised status information from said one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices;
• wherein said advertised status information from said first of said plurality of routing devices and said received advertised status information from said one or more remaining ones of said plurality of routing devices comprises current status information, predicted status information and/or past status information.