Patent ID: 9197679
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for performing address resolution, comprising the steps of: receiving by a controller a first address message from a first node, the first address message including a first internal address corresponding to the first node; receiving by the controller a second address message from a second node, the second address message including a second internal address corresponding to the second node; comparing by the controller the first internal address with a first source address included with the first address message, and the second internal address with a second source address included with the second address message; determining by the controller based on a result of the comparing step that the first node and the second node are behind the same network address translator; sending a first route message by the controller to the first node, the first route message including a second communication address of the second node, the second communication address being the second internal address; and sending a second route message by the controller to the second node, the second route message including a first communication address of the first node, the first communication address being the first internal address.