Patent ID: 8208464
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A first edge comprised within a first network, the first edge comprising: a controller including a processor and a memory, wherein the first edge is connected to a second edge, and has a multi-device link aggregation applied thereto, wherein the first edge is connected via a virtual circuit to a third edge comprised within the first network and is connected via a circuit to a fourth edge comprised within a second network, wherein the first edge receives a packet from the virtual circuit and specifies a handling of the received packet based on an agreement made in advance with the second edge, wherein when the received packet is a first packet having a first header, the first edge relays the first packet to the fourth edge, and wherein when the received packet is a second packet having a second header, the first edge discards the second packet without relaying to the fourth edge.