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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2022
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abhijith Kudupu Narayan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Venkitraman Kasiviswanathan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Alton Lo, Freemont, CA (US);
Udayakumar Srinivasan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kumaran Narayanan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tarun Soin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for transmitting network traffic across a wide area network (WAN) from a first site to a second site is provided. The method is executed by a first edge network device at the first site that further includes a second edge network device, and the method includes: receiving the network traffic from a client device at the first site; determining, using ipath characteristics and a classification of the network traffic, that the network traffic should be transmitted by the second edge network device to the second site; forwarding in response to the determination, the network traffic to the second edge network device using a local tunnel over a local area network (LAN) of the first site such that the network traffic is transmitted to the second site by the second edge network device.