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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2010
Olivier Vautrin, Foster City, CA (US);
Reinaldo Penno, San Jose, CA (US);
Sarat Kamisetty, Fremont, CA (US);
Olivier Vautrin, Foster City, CA (US);
Reinaldo Penno, San Jose, CA (US);
Sarat Kamisetty, Fremont, CA (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An example network device includes one or more network interface cards and a control unit. The network interface cards are configured to send and receive messages with a first network operating in accordance with a first network-layer protocol and a second network operating in accordance with a second network-layer protocol and a control unit. The control unit is configured to receive a message via the one or more network interface cards, transform the message from conforming to a first transitioning protocol to conforming to a second transitioning protocol, and forward the message via the second network.