LOOP PREVENTION IN VIRTUAL LAYER 2 NETWORKS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230283549A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US18315970

    申请日:2023-05-11

    CPC classification number: H04L45/66 H04L12/18 H04L45/745 H04L45/18

    Abstract: Techniques for loop prevention while allowing multipath in a virtual L2 network are described. In an example, a network virtualization device can generate a first L2 bridge protocol data unit by applying a first loop detection protocol specific to only the first port and the first host machine. The network virtualization device can transmit, to the first compute instance via the first port, a first frame that includes the first L2 BPDU. The network virtualization device can receive, from the first compute instance via the first port, a second frame. The network virtualization device can determine that the second frame comprises the first L2 BPDU. The network virtualization device can determine that a loop exists between the network virtualization device and the first compute instance based on the first loop detection protocol and the first L2 BPDU of the second frame.

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