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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sriram Sellappa, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Simon Liang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/723 (2013.01); H04L 12/715 (2013.01); H04L 12/805 (2013.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/507 (2013.01); H04L 45/64 (2013.01); H04L 47/36 (2013.01); H04L 47/825 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for managing traffic in a network. The method includes receiving an overlay frame comprising a header portion and obtaining, from the header portion, a first label and a second label. The method further includes generating an expanded label comprising the first label and the second label, making a first determination that an overlay network table comprises an entry for the expanded label, and based on the first determination, processing the overlay frame using the entry.