Multicasting within distributed control plane of a switch

    公开(公告)号:US10887119B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US15799592

    申请日:2017-10-31

    Abstract: In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions configured to cause a processor to receive, from an access switch, a first signal including forwarding state information associated with a first peripheral processing device from a set of peripheral processing devices. The code can further represent instructions configured to cause the processor to receive, from the first peripheral processing device, a second signal including a data packet. The code can further represent instructions configured to cause the processor to send, to a replication engine associated with the set of peripheral processing devices, a third signal such that the replication engine (1) defines a copy of the data packet, which is included within the third signal, and (2) sends, to a second peripheral processing device from the set of peripheral processing devices, a fourth signal including the copy of the data packet.

    Media access control address and internet protocol address binding proxy advertisement for network devices of a network

    公开(公告)号:US10476792B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-12

    申请号:US15932198

    申请日:2018-02-16

    Abstract: A device may receive, via a first message, first route information for directing network traffic for a network. The first route information may identify a media access control (MAC) route corresponding to a MAC address associated with a host device connecting to a subnet of the network. The first route information may fail to include Internet protocol (IP)/MAC binding information associated with the host device. The device may transmit a request for IP/MAC binding information associated with the host device. The device may receive a response, to the request for IP/MAC binding information, identifying the IP/MAC binding information. The device may advertise, via a second message, second route information for directing network traffic for the network based on receiving the response identifying the IP/MAC binding information. The second route information may identify the IP/MAC binding information associated with the host device.

    Data packet switching within a communications network including aggregated links

    公开(公告)号:US10257106B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15196671

    申请日:2016-06-29

    Inventor: Ravi Shekhar

    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a memory, a communications interface and a processor. The processor is operatively coupled to the memory and the communications interface. The processor is configured to receive, at a first time, a label identifier associated with an aggregated link within the communications network via the communications interface. The aggregated link including a plurality of redundant links. The processor is configured to receive, at a second time after the first time, a data packet including the label identifier via the communications interface. The processor is configured to send at least a portion of the data packet via a first link separate from the aggregated link based on the label identifier. The processor is configured to not send the data packet via a link from the plurality of redundant links of the aggregated link based on the label identifier.

    Optimizing information related to a route and/or a next hop for multicast traffic

    公开(公告)号:US10181999B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-15

    申请号:US15381905

    申请日:2016-12-16

    Abstract: A first device may receive information that identifies a second device. The second device may be connected to the first device or a third device. The second device may be a source of traffic to be received by the first device. The first device may determine whether the second device is local or remote to the first device based on receiving the information. The first device may store first information or second information based on determining whether the second device is local or remote. The first information may identify a route associated with the second device. The second information may identify a single route associated with multiple second devices. The first device may provide the traffic using the first information or the second information after storing the first information or the second information.

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