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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Chandan Mishra, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vaibhav Ashok Modi, San Jose, CA (US);
Gayatri Ramachandran, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sanjay Sane, Fremont, CA (US);
Chandan Mishra, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vaibhav Ashok Modi, San Jose, CA (US);
Gayatri Ramachandran, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sanjay Sane, Fremont, CA (US);
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An example method is provided and includes receiving a data message from a first virtual local area network; determining at an edge switch-router of a Layer-2 network whether the message should be routed; and routing the message in the Layer-2 network at the edge switch-router if the message should be routed. The method also includes switching the message at the edge switch-router if the message should not be routed.