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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Aruba Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gopal Agarwal, Karnataka, IN;
Gopakumar Narayanan Nambisan, Karnataka, IN;
Sridhar Chandrashekhar, Karnataka, IN;
Varun Kudva, Karnataka, IN;
ARUBA NETWORKS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for selective service based virtual local area network (VLAN) flooding. The disclosed system receives a packet originated from a device received on a first VLAN, and flood one or more copies of the packet to a second and different VLAN if the packet is received on an access port. Furthermore, the system will flood copies of the packet to the first and same VLAN if the packet is received on a trunk port. The device originating the packet is a member of the first VLAN but not a member of the second VLAN.