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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
May. 21, 2024
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alton Lo, Fremont, CA (US);
Kumar Narayanan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Venkata Ramchandra Murthy Jonnalagadda, Fremont, CA (US);
Alex Nichol, Henley-on-Thames, GB;
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a network device is provided. The method can include detecting a first host device that is communicatively coupled to a first interface or port of the network device, identifying a first host profile identifier corresponding to a first class of devices to which the first host device belongs, and advertising, to one or more additional network devices, network reachability or routing information for the first host device. The network reachability information can include at least the first host profile identifier associated with the first host device and a first sequence number. The first sequence number may indicate a number of mobility or roaming events taken by the first host device.
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