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Forwarding for network devices

  • US 7,525,949 B1
  • Filed: 05/07/2002
  • Issued: 04/28/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for implementing forwarding in a network device, comprising:

  • receiving at the network device, a message advertising a route address and a next hop address;

    assigning at the network device, a proxy IP address associated with a proxy MAC address to the next hop address, wherein the proxy IP address is not associated externally with any other network device but is defined internally in the network device for forwarding; and

    advertising the route address and the proxy IP address at the network device;

    wherein the proxy IP address is advertised in place of the next hop address for all route addresses through the network device.

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