Patent ID: 9515924
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method providing Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) and gateway Media Access Controller (MAC) distribution, in which a computer system performs operations comprising: providing at least one subnet associated with a Layer 2 Virtual Switching Network (L2VSN) on a network device; propagating a message to a distributed datapath, wherein said message includes a L2VSN identifier (ID), a L3VSN ID and a MAC address; installing, by devices in said distributed datapath, said message as a routable MAC address on the L2VSN for the Layer 3 Virtual Switching Network/Virtual Routing and Forwarding (L3VSN/VRF) associated with said message; and routing, by edge devices, packets on said L2VSN addressed to the gateway MAC address.