Forwarding information to forward data to proxy devices
US10616175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some examples, a switch includes a first communication interface to communicate with a first device, a second communication interface to communicate with a proxy device enabled to perform proxy address resolution, and a processor to receive a first data packet from the first device targeted to a first layer 3 network address, send, to the proxy device, an address resolution request to obtain a layer 2 network address corresponding to the first layer 3 network address, and responsive to receiving a response to the address resolution request, update a forwarding information structure to refer to a layer 3 network address of the proxy device, the forwarding information structure useable to forward a second data packet to the proxy device for transmission of the second data packet to a destination device.
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