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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Devendra Raut, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/741 (2013.01); H04L 12/723 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/745 (2013.01); H04L 45/50 (2013.01); H04L 43/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
In general, embodiments of the invention relate to a system and method for configuring and managing a network. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to segregating traffic in a network based on application domains. Further, embodiments of the invention provide a mechanism to efficiently implement traffic segregation in a network using application domain specific virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) tables.