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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Inventors:
Gerard Leo Swinkels, Ottawa, CA;
Nigel Lawrence Bragg, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04L 12/723 (2013.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/50 (2013.01); H04L 49/351 (2013.01); H04L 49/602 (2013.01); H04L 45/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to implementing a router Media Access Control (MAC) Ethernet switch in a network. An embodiment receives, from a first Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) router, at least one data packet with a router MAC address identifying a second MPLS router; automatically learns the router MAC address identifying the second MPLS router; accesses information to determine the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the second MPLS router based on the learned router MAC address; and transmits the at least one data packet to the second MPLS router.