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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ARISTA NETWORKS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01); H04L 45/42 (2022.01); H04L 43/16 (2022.01); H04L 43/0882 (2022.01); H04L 43/062 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 43/062 (2013.01); H04L 43/0882 (2013.01); H04L 43/16 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
In general, in one aspect, embodiments relate to a method for managing network devices in a network. The method includes making, by a network device, a determination that there are no established sessions between the network device and any of a plurality of network devices, wherein the network comprises the network device and the plurality of network devices, and in response to the determination, disabling, by the network device, an interface associated with a link between the network device and a second network device, wherein the second network device is external to the network.