Associating VXLANs with tunnels
US11012261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4683
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Via a tunnel configured on a Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) Tunnel End Point (VTEP), a notification message is received from a peer VTEP over the tunnel. The received notification message contains VXLAN Network Identifiers (VNIs) of VXLANs currently configured on the peer VTEP. For each of VXLANs currently configured on the VTEP, when the same VXLAN as the VXLAN configured on the VTEP exists in the VXLANs indicated by the VNIs contained in the received notification message and when the VXLAN configured on the VTEP has not been associated with the tunnel, the VXLAN configured on the VTEP is associated with the tunnel.
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