Conveying network-address-translation (NAT) rules in a network
US11245664B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W40/023
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a first networking device associated with a switched network comprises one or more processors and one or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising configuring, on the first networking device, a network-address-translation (NAT) rule indicating that a first multicast group is to be translated to a second multicast group. The acts further include, at least partly in response to the configuring of the NAT rule, storing the NAT rule at the first networking device, generating a message indicating the NAT rule, and sending the message to at least a second networking device associated with the switched network.
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