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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Marco Di Benedetto, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Pierluigi Rolando, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas Vincent Flynn, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 41/06 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01); H04L 45/14 (2013.01); H04L 47/70 (2013.01); H04L 69/321 (2013.01); H04L 69/325 (2013.01);
Abstract
Passing data over virtual links is disclosed, including: encapsulating a layer three data packet as an inner payload of a network data packet; and generating an outer header of the network data packet with a layer two header and a layer three header, wherein the network data packet is configured to communicate over a virtual link between a first interface of a first network appliance and a first interface of a second network appliance.