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Synchronizing route

US11177979B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2018
Grant dateNov 16, 2021
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L61/2592
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an example of a method of synchronizing a route, a first VTEP in a first EVPN learns an address of a first VM connected with the first VTEP; sends the learned address to a second VTEP connected with the first VTEP via a first EVPN route, where the second VTEP belongs to any of the first EVPN and a second EVPN of a different level from the first EVPN; receives a second EVPN route carrying an address of a second VM and a destination IP address for establishing a VXLAN tunnel; creates a route entry containing the address of the second VM, and nexthop information contained in the route entry is the destination IP address carried in the second EVPN route; and establishes a VXLAN tunnel between the first VTEP and a VTEP identified by the destination IP address carried in the second EVPN route.

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