Address resolution protocol (ARP) for multi-homed devices
US11652780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for synchronizing a binding process among a group of network devices connected to a server that is multi-homed to the group of network devices in provided. The method is executed by a first network device among the group of network devices and includes: receiving, from the server, network traffic associated with a host executing on the server; configuring, using the network traffic, a binding between the first network device and the host and setting a binding status of the first network device for the host to a first status; and transmitting, in response to the setting and via an out-of-band (OOB) channel to a second network device among the plurality of network devices, first binding instructions for causing the second network device set a binding status of the second network device for the host to a second status different from the first status.
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