Physical path determination for virtual network packet flows
US-2015244617-A1 · Aug 27, 2015 · US
Method and system for VXLAN encapsulation offload
US9509527B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9509527-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414318859-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Publication date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
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A method for virtual extensible local area network (VXLAN) encapsulation. The method includes receiving a first augmented MAC frame on a first ingress port of a first network device, where the first augmented MAC frame includes a first egress port ID (EPID), a first ingress port ID (IPID), and a first MAC frame. The method further includes identifying a first destination VXLAN tunnel endpoint (VTEP) internet protocol (IP) address based on the first EPID, where the first destination VTEP IP address is associated with a first destination VTEP. The method further includes identifying a source VTEP IP address based on the first IPID, performing VXLAN encapsulation of the first MAC frame to obtain a VXLAN frame, and sending the VXLAN frame to the first destination VTEP via a first egress port of the first network device.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for virtual extensible local area network (VXLAN) encapsulation, comprising: receiving a first augmented media access control (MAC) frame on a first ingress port of a first network device, wherein the first augmented MAC frame comprises a first egress port ID (EPID), a first ingress port ID (IPID), and a first MAC frame; identifying a first destination VXLAN tunnel endpoint (VTEP) internet protocol (IP) address based on the first EPID, wherein the…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9509527B2 cover?
- A method for virtual extensible local area network (VXLAN) encapsulation. The method includes receiving a first augmented MAC frame on a first ingress port of a first network device, where the first augmented MAC frame includes a first egress port ID (EPID), a first ingress port ID (IPID), and a first MAC frame. The method further includes identifying a first destination VXLAN tunnel endpoint (…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Sigoure Benoit, Duda Kenneth James, Arista Networks Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L12/4645. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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