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Network-assisted configuration and programming of gateways in a network environment

  • US 9,559,896 B2
  • Filed: 07/08/2013
  • Issued: 01/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • registering, at a central controller in a network, a non-Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) device with registration information associating the non-VXLAN device with a virtual local area network (VLAN) in a network environment, wherein the registration information comprises an identifier of the non-VXLAN device and an identifier of the VLAN;

    receiving, at the central controller, a communication request from a VXLAN enabled device to communicate with the non-VXLAN device, wherein the communication request comprises an identifier of a VXLAN segment corresponding to the VXLAN enabled device and the identifier of the non-VXLAN device;

    mapping, at the central controller, based on the registration information, the VXLAN segment corresponding to the VXLAN enabled device with the VLAN associated with the non-VXLAN device; and

    configuring, by the central controller, a gateway with the mapping through a suitable application programming interface (API) at the gateway.

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