ETHERNET VIRTUALISATION INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS HAVING A HUB-SPOKE STRUCTURE
First Claim
1. A device for use in an Ethernet Virtualisation Interconnection (EVI) network having a Hub-Spoke structure, the EVI network comprises a first Hub Edge Device (Hub-ED) and a second Hub-ED, the device comprising:
- a memory unit to store instructions; and
a processor to perform the instructions from the memory unitto receive a message having an identifier, the identifier identifying a destination address of the message,to select an EVI link interface from a set of EVI link interfaces having a first EVI link interface and a second EVI link interface each associated with the identifier, wherein the first EVI link interface interfaces with the first Hub-ED and the second EVI link interface interfaces with the second Hub-ED, andto send the message to one of the first Hub-ED or the second Hub-ED via the EVI link interface selected from the set of EVI link interfaces.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes an example of device for use in an Ethernet Virtualisation Interconnection (EVI) network having a Hub-Spoke structure. The EVI network comprises a first Hub Edge Device (Hub-ED) and a second Hub-ED, the device comprising a memory unit to store instructions; and a processor to perform the instructions from the memory unit. The processor receives a message having an identifier, the identifier identifying a destination address of the message. The processor selects an EVI link interface from a set of EVI link interfaces having a first EVI link interface and a second EVI link interface each associated with the identifier, wherein the first EVI link interface interfaces with the first Hub-ED and the second EVI link interface interfaces with the second Hub-ED. The processor also sends the message to one of the first Hub-ED or the second Hub-ED via the EVI link interface selected from the set of EVI link interfaces.
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1. A device for use in an Ethernet Virtualisation Interconnection (EVI) network having a Hub-Spoke structure, the EVI network comprises a first Hub Edge Device (Hub-ED) and a second Hub-ED, the device comprising:
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a memory unit to store instructions; and a processor to perform the instructions from the memory unit to receive a message having an identifier, the identifier identifying a destination address of the message, to select an EVI link interface from a set of EVI link interfaces having a first EVI link interface and a second EVI link interface each associated with the identifier, wherein the first EVI link interface interfaces with the first Hub-ED and the second EVI link interface interfaces with the second Hub-ED, and to send the message to one of the first Hub-ED or the second Hub-ED via the EVI link interface selected from the set of EVI link interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A device for use in an Ethernet Virtualisation Interconnection (EVI) network having a Hub-Spoke structure, the EVI network comprises a first Hub Edge Device (Hub-ED) and second Hub-ED, the device comprising:
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a memory unit to store instructions; a storage; a processor to perform the instructions from the memory unit to receive a first message, to extract a first identifier from the first message, the first identifier identifying a first source address of the first message, and to store, in the storage, the first identifier in association with a first EVI link interface and a second EVI link interface. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for use in an Ethernet Virtualisation Interconnection (EVI) network having a Hub-Spoke structure, the EVI network comprises a first Hub Edge Device (Hub-ED) and second Hub-ED, the method comprising:
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receiving a first message having a first identifier, the first identifier identifying a destination address of the first message; selecting an EVI link interface from a set of EVI link interfaces having a first EVI link interface and a second EVI link interface each associated with the first identifier, wherein the first EVI link interface interfaces with the first Hub-ED and the second EVI link interface interfaces with the second Hub-ED; and sending the message to one of the first Hub-ED or the second Hub-ED via the EVI link interface selected from the set of EVI link interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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