4 results about "Broadcast domain" patented technology

This specification provides a method, apparatus, electronic device, and medium for handling stack splits. The method includes: upon detecting a stack split, adjusting the operating mode of a VRRP group from silent mode to normal mode, and propagating a first VRRP announcement message in the broadcast domain corresponding to the VRRP group. The VRRP group includes a first network device and a second network device. The first VRRP announcement message includes a first reference value and the real MAC address of the first network device. The method also includes receiving a second VRRP announcement message sent by the second network device. The second VRRP announcement message includes a second reference value and the real MAC address of the second network device. If the first reference value is greater than the second reference value, the user processes service packets as the master device. If the first reference value is less than the second reference value, the user silences the service port.

A network device can be configured to receive a packet to be replicated in accordance with a virtual local area network (VLAN) replication set having a number of members. The network device can further be configured to identify a first sub-broadcast or layer 2 (L2) domain for the packet and to identify a first sub-broadcast domain replication set corresponding to the first sub-broadcast domain. The first sub-broadcast domain replication set can have a number of members less than the number of members in the VLAN replication set. The network device can further be configured to identify a second sub-broadcast domain replication set for the packet, to replicate the packet a number of times for at least a portion of the members of the first sub-broadcast domain replication set, and to replicate a loopback packet a number of times for members of the second sub-broadcast domain replication set.

The forwarding of BUM traffic in routers and / or switches (e.g., in environments such as interconnected L2 broadcast domains, such as DCs and DCIs with a VXLAN overlay) is improved so that BUM traffic is properly forward, but with reduced (e.g., eliminated) unnecessary duplication and / or flooding.

A system determines a replication threshold for a device operating as a tunnel endpoint in an overlay network. The replication threshold indicates a capacity of replication resources of the device. The system obtains a current replication count for the device corresponding to a virtual extensible local area network (VXLAN). The system selects a replication type for a broadcast domain specific to the device and the VXLAN based on the replication threshold and the current replication count. The replication type indicates one of: a first type associated with an ingress replication broadcast domain comprising unicast tunnels; a second type associated with an underlay multicast broadcast domain comprising multicast tunnels; and a third type associated with a hybrid broadcast domain comprising a combination of the first type and the second type. The system creates the broadcast domain specific to the device and the VXLAN based on the selected replication type.