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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Arun Punj, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/851 (2013.01); H04L 12/709 (2013.01); H04L 12/935 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/245 (2013.01); H04L 49/3027 (2013.01);
Abstract
Forwarding of network data received in a switch includes identifying forwarding information from mapping tables stored in the switch. The mapping tables can be indexed using information in the received network data identify the forwarding information, including using at least an identifier of the ingress port of the switch on which the network data was received.