Patent ID: 9509603
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor perform a method, the method comprising: receiving, by a virtual tunnel endpoint (VTEP), a media access control (MAC) frame from a new host, comprising a source host MAC address and a source host Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the new host; detecting, by the VTEP and in response to the receiving, that the new host is connected to the VTEP, wherein the VTEP is executing on a network device; based on the detecting, generating by the VTEP, a new route for the new host, wherein the new route is at least a longer match for the new host than currently existing routes for the new host; providing the new route to a default gateway for the new host; generating, by the VTEP, a virtual extensible local area network (VXLAN) frame comprising the MAC frame; and transmitting the VXLAN frame towards a remote VTEP.