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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2018
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Devendra Raut, Cupertino, CA (US);
James Murphy, Alameda, CA (US);
Venkitraman Kasiviswanathan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In general, embodiments relate to a method for processing packets in a network. The method includes receiving, by a first network element, a route comprising a first loopback address (LBA) associated with a second network element, and a loopback network layer reachability information (loopback NLRI) specifying the LBA and a plurality of interfaces on the second network element associated with the LBA. The method further includes receiving, by the first network element, a packet, making a first determination that the LBA is a next hop for the packet, based on the first determination, selecting a first interface of the plurality of interfaces, transmitting the packet towards the first interface.