Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spanning tree protocol with ethernet virtual private network all-active multihoming
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Application No.: US17122208Application Date: 2020-12-15
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Publication No.: US11552821B2Publication Date: 2023-01-10
- Inventor: Jeevan Kamisetty , Alton Lo , Adam Sweeney
- Applicant: Arista Networks, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Fountainhead Law Group P.C.
- Main IPC: H04L12/28
- IPC: H04L12/28 ; H04L7/00 ; H04L12/947 ; H04L12/44 ; H04L12/46

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided herein for supporting Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in networks that use Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) All-Active (A-A) multihoming. This may be accomplished by a network administrator defining a super root group comprising a plurality of network devices, wherein each network device provides A-A multihoming to a multihomed device. All network devices in the super root group use a common bridge ID when generating BPDU messages for STP. All network devices in the super root group will send BPDU messages comprising the common bridge ID to the multihomed device. Because the BPDU messages comprise a common bridge ID, the multihomed device treats the network devices in the super root group as a single local bridge, thus STP is enabled without causing STP flapping.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220191061A1 SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL WITH ETHERNET VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK ALL-ACTIVE MULTIHOMING Public/Granted day:2022-06-16
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