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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2014
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Anand Brahmanad Agarwal, Bangalore, IN;
Vinay Narayana Rai, Bangalore, IN;
David Alexander Ball, Herts, GB;
Balaji Thulasinathan, Chennai, IN;
Rajeeva Kowshika Ramesh, Bangalore, IN;
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a network device is configured to generate a control protocol packet containing a source address of the network device and a destination address. The network device is configured to translate the source address to a interface device address of a first communication interface device included in the network device. The control protocol packet can be transmitted over the network by a second communication interface device included in the network device for receipt by a device based on the destination address.