Patent Document ID: 9680664
Application ID: 14867775
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a device, an indication to set up a layer 2 tunneling protocol (L2TP) tunnel associated with a client device; determining, by the device and based on information associated with the client device, a multicast address associated with initiating setup of the L2TP tunnel; providing, by the device and to the multicast address, a request associated with initiating the L2TP tunnel, the request being provided such that a plurality of other devices receives the request; receiving, by the device, a set of responses to the request, the set of responses being provided by a respective set of other devices, the plurality of other devices including the respective set of other devices; selecting, by the device and based on the set of responses, a particular device, of the respective set of other devices, with which to set up the L2TP tunnel; and initiating, by the device, setup of the L2TP tunnel with the particular device.