Patent ID: 9143442
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: identifying a segment as being supported by a segment bundling device, the segment supporting a first host connected to a first bridging device and a second host connected to a second bridging device within a network; receiving, using the segment bundling device, virtual network address information describing the virtual network segmentation identifier (ID) for the segment that is used to receive virtual network traffic for the first and second host, wherein the virtual network ID comprises an upper ID and a lower ID; generating, using the segment bundling device, a segment bundling table associating a bundle ID with the virtual network segmentation identifier based on the upper ID and the lower ID of the virtual network ID; and distributing, using the segment bundling device, the segment bundling table to traffic forwarding devices in the network that interface with the first bridging device and the second bridging device.