Bidirectional forwarding detection over a virtual extensible local area network
US9819511B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for detecting a communication status includes generating, at an originating virtual tunnel end point (VTEP), a virtual extensible local area network (VXLAN) data packet in accordance with VXLAN protocols. A bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) data packet is encapsulated in the VXLAN data packet to provide a VXLAN BFD data packet. The VXLAN BFD data packet is transmitted to a terminating VTEP to establish a BFD session over a VXLAN tunnel. A communication status of the VXLAN tunnel is determined for the BFD session based on a reply BFD data packet received from the terminating VTEP in accordance with a receiving time interval.
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