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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Alaxala Networks Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alaxala Networks Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/715 (2013.01); H04L 12/805 (2013.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/64 (2013.01); H04L 47/36 (2013.01); H04L 12/4633 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a communication device in which communication between hosts of a layer 2 network is overlaid on a layer 3 network. The communication device manages a first MTU length of each communication path with respect to a plurality of communication paths in the layer 3 network, determines a second MTU length based on information to be added in cases where communication between the hosts of the layer 2 network is overlaid via the plurality of communication paths, and notifies the hosts of the second MTU length.