UNDERLAY PATH DISCOVERY FOR A WIDE AREA NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20230261963A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-17

    申请号:US17846647

    申请日:2022-06-22

    CPC classification number: H04L45/02 H04L45/20 H04L43/12

    Abstract: The subject matter of this disclosure relates in general to the field of computer networking, and more particularly, to systems and methods for discovery of a tunnel for wide area network. Certain aspects provide a method for network path analysis. The method includes sending a first probe packet configured to identify a network tunnel, wherein the first probe packet includes an identifier of the first probe packet and a first time to live (TTL) value that corresponds to a first network hop; receiving a first response message from the first network hop in the network tunnel, wherein the first response message corresponds to the first probe packet and includes the identifier of the first probe packet; and analyzing the network tunnel based on the first response message including the identifier of the first probe packet.

    Ultimate Regional Fallback Path for Hierarchical SD-WAN

    公开(公告)号:US20230188460A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US17687821

    申请日:2022-03-07

    CPC classification number: H04L45/28 H04L41/06

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a network node, that a first plurality of tunnel interfaces resides in a core region of a network and determining, by the network node, that a second plurality of tunnel interfaces resides in an access region of the network. The method also includes configuring, by the network node, a first tunnel interface as a core regional fallback path for the core region of the network and configuring, by the network node, a second tunnel interface as an access regional fallback path for the access region of the network.

    SHARING SERVICE CHAINS ACROSS USER VPNS BY SEGMENT PRESERVATION

    公开(公告)号:US20250106149A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-27

    申请号:US18471931

    申请日:2023-09-21

    Abstract: A system facilitates communication between branches of an SD-WAN and a service chain element. A hub node receives a data packet of a flow from a source branch over a VPN segment to be transmitted to a destination branch, extracts flow information from the data packet including VPN segment information to be stored in a flow table before transmitting the data packet to the service chain element over a service chain VPN. Upon return of the data packet from the service chain element, the hub node uses packet tuple information to retrieve the flow information with VPN segment information from the flow table. The hub node can then forward the data packet to the destination branch over the VPN segment. The hub node can generate and store an Auto Service Chaining Key that connects bidirectional flows so that the hub node can apply service-chaining to bidirectional traffic.

    Symmetric routing in software-defined networks

    公开(公告)号:US11929849B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US18127507

    申请日:2023-03-28

    CPC classification number: H04L12/462 H04L45/18

    Abstract: Techniques for ensuring symmetric forwarding between disparate networks. The techniques may include receiving a gateway preference order associated with a route advertised by an edge node, the edge node associated with a first network. The techniques may also include determining, based at least in part on the gateway preference order, that a gateway node is a more preferred gateway for the route than another gateway node, the gateway node configured to facilitate communications between the first network and a second network. In some examples, the techniques may also include converting the gateway preference order into a metric associated with an IP routing protocol that is in use in the second network. In some examples, the route including the metric may be distributed within the second network such that the gateway node is the more preferred gateway for return traffic of the route.

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