Patent ID: 9467366
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
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 a Layer 3 (L3) controller in a network; resolving Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) messages for a host on a subnet associated with a Layer 2 Virtual Switching Network (L2VSN) when said L3 controller routes a packet to said host; distributing by said L3 controller information relating to said ARP messages to a distributed datapath; and when said host moves from a first access point to a second access point, sending out a gratuitous ARP message, said L3 controller updating an ARP record associated with said host and pushing said updated information to said distributed datapath.