Supporting BFD packets in a virtualized switch environment
US10855583B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/66
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Examples disclosed herein relate to a method comprising receiving, at a first switch, a bidirectional forwarding detection packet, wherein the first switch and a second switch are part of a virtualized switch and each switch in the virtualized switch has a same Media Access Control (MAC) address, determining, at the first switch, that a destination MAC address included in the bidirectional forwarding detection packet is not owned by the first switch, determining, at the first switch, that the destination MAC address is owned by the second switch and bridging, from the first switch, the bidirectional forwarding detection packet to the second switch that owns the MAC address.
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