Patent ID: 11909630
Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, as a result of execution by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
enable operation of a first network device in a first data center in a first mode in which the first network device is configured to process network traffic according to a first communication protocol and to process network traffic according to a second communication protocol;
receive, from a second network device in the first data center, first routing information regarding a first route associated with a first host device in the first data center;
generate, based on the first route, a second route that includes a first address of the first network device formatted according to a first communication protocol;
export the second route to a third network device in a second data center;
receive, from the third network device, an encapsulated data packet having a first overlay that includes the initial address; and
decapsulate and send a re-encapsulated data packet to the second network device, the re-encapsulated data packet having a second overlay that includes a second address, wherein the first address is formatted according to the first communication protocol and the second address is formatted according to a second communication protocol.