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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2010
Applicants:
Sunanda Kommula, Cupertino, CA (US);
Rudramahesh Rugge, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Pranay Pogde, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sunanda Kommula, Cupertino, CA (US);
Rudramahesh Rugge, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Pranay Pogde, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A network device is provided in a private virtual local area network (VLAN). The network device receives a packet on one of multiple private VLAN ports of the network device, and assigns a classified VLAN signature to the packet. The network device also assigns a primary VLAN signature to the packet, and stores a media access control (MAC) address and the classified VLAN signature of the packet in a single MAC address table.