Patent ID: 9497074
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H04L,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method supporting a distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI) in a link aggregation group at a network device, wherein the network device and a neighbor network device are included in a first portal of the link aggregation group, wherein the first portal is coupled via links of the link aggregation group with a second portal including one or more remote network devices, wherein the network device is communicatively coupled to the neighbor network device via an intra-portal port (IPP) using an intra-portal link (IPL), the method comprising: encapsulating a distributed relay control protocol data unit (DRCPDU) in a frame, wherein the DRCPDU includes a protocol data unit (PDU) structure, and wherein the PDU structure includes: transmitting the frame encapsulating the DRCPDU from the network device to the neighbor network device via the IPP.