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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
William Fenner, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Eamon Doyle, Dublin, IE;
Assignee:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/3015 (2022.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.01); H04L 101/35 (2022.01); H04L 101/659 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/3015 (2013.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.05); H04L 61/5014 (2022.05); H04L 2101/35 (2022.05); H04L 2101/659 (2022.05);
Abstract
A network device may obtain its Internet Protocol (IP) address information. The network device may receive a device network address assignment message that indicates an IP address of the network device. The network device may receive a router advertisement message that indicates an IP address prefix that includes the IP address and that indicates a prefix length of the IP address prefix. The network device may form an IP interface that specifies the IP address and the prefix length.