Layer-3 Forwarding in VXLAN
US-2017317850-A1 · Nov 2, 2017 · US
using multilayer switching, e.g. layer 3 switching
using multilayer switching, e.g. layer 3 switching · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | H04L2012/4629 |
| Official title | {using multilayer switching, e.g. layer 3 switching} |
| Display label | using multilayer switching, e.g. layer 3 switching |
| Total patents | 494 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 34 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2019 | 54 |
| 2020 | 44 |
| 2021 | 58 |
| 2022 | 65 |
| 2023 | 73 |
| 2024 | 45 |
| 2025 | 44 |
| 2026 | 10 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Methods and systems to offload overlay network packet encapsulation to hardware
US-2017295033-A1 · Oct 12, 2017 · US
Logical router with multiple routing components
US-9787605-B2 · Oct 10, 2017 · US
Network apparatus and method using link layer routing
US-9787497-B2 · Oct 10, 2017 · US
Network management system control service for vxlan on an mlag domain
US-2017257309-A1 · Sep 7, 2017 · US
Multicast Migration
US-2017208136-A1 · Jul 20, 2017 · US
Methods and systems to offload overlay network packet encapsulation to hardware
US-9692698-B2 · Jun 27, 2017 · US
Billing multiple packet flows associated with a client router
US-9667437-B2 · May 30, 2017 · US
Large scale residential cloud based application centric infrastructures
US-2017142007-A1 · May 18, 2017 · US
Large scale residential cloud based application centric infrastructures
US-9628379-B2 · Apr 18, 2017 · US
Systems and Methods for Implementing a Layer Two Tunnel for Personalized Service Functions
US-2017085529-A1 · Mar 23, 2017 · US
Method, system and apparatus for efficient multilayer optical networking
US-9602306-B2 · Mar 21, 2017 · US
Internet protocol virtual private network service performance monitoring
US-9596167-B1 · Mar 14, 2017 · US
Method to configure network bonds as a port on an integration bridge for a virtualized multilayer switch
US-2017070453-A1 · Mar 9, 2017 · US
Method to configure network bonds as a port on an integration bridge for a virtualized multilayer switch
US-2017070454-A1 · Mar 9, 2017 · US
Layer 3 routing loop prevention system
US-2017063668-A1 · Mar 2, 2017 · US
CARRIER GRADE ETHERNET LAYER 2 OVER LAYER 3 SATELLITE BACKBONES (L2oL3SB)
US-2017048143-A1 · Feb 16, 2017 · US
Transmitting ip packets originating in a wireless station when the ip packets are destined for delivery to multiple destinations via an access point
US-2017019829-A1 · Jan 19, 2017 · US
Method, device, and system for transmitting multicast packet across layer 2 virtual network
US-9525560-B2 · Dec 20, 2016 · US
Large Scale Residential Cloud Based Application Centric Infrastructures
US-2016352632-A1 · Dec 1, 2016 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC H04L2012/4629?
- CPC H04L2012/4629 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “using multilayer switching, e.g. layer 3 switching.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC H04L2012/4629 (using multilayer switching, e.g. layer 3 switching)?
- Our database includes 494 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC H04L2012/4629 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 45 in 2024 vs 44 in 2025 (latest complete years).