The various embodiments set forth a method of establishing a connection between a talker device and a listener device over a network. The method comprises receiving first stream identification information for a first data stream segment disposed in a first layer 2 domain that includes a talker device, based at least in part on a mapping of the first stream identification information to the secondstream identification information, determining second stream identification information for a second data stream segment that links the first layer 2 domain to a second layer 2 domain that includes alistener device, and transmitting the second stream identification information to the second layer 2 domain via a layer 3 protocol.