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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bharathram Pattabhiraman, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan Michael Halbrook, Salinas, CA (US);
Assignee:
ARISTA NETWORKS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/02 (2022.01); H04L 45/16 (2022.01); H04L 45/48 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/16 (2013.01); H04L 45/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for reverse path forwarding (RPF) selection by a network device connected to a network includes receiving an advertisement message from each of a plurality of neighbor devices within the network, parsing the advertisement message to determine a color identification (ID) of each of the neighbor devices, and selecting, from among the neighbor devices, a RPF device based on the color ID of each of the neighbor devices.