US Patent No. 10,212,072
PEER STATE SYNCHRONIZATION MECHANISM FOR DYNAMIC NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION (DNAT) IN A NETWORK ELEMENT
| Patent No. | 10,212,072 |
|---|---|
| Issue Date | February 19, 2019 |
| Title | Peer State Synchronization Mechanism For Dynamic Network Address Translation (dnat) In A Network Element |
| Inventorship | Jikai Yin, San Jose, CA (US) Sudip Regmi, Fremont, CA (US) Suresh Kumar Nalagatla, Fremont, CA (US) |
| Assignee | Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US) |
Claim of US Patent No. 10,212,072
1. A method for processing packets, comprising:maintaining, by a network element comprising a processor, a peer dynamic network address translation (DNAT) table associated with a peer network element;
detecting, using the processor, that the peer network element has failed;
merging, in response to the detecting and using the processor, the peer DNAT table into a local DNAT table to obtain a merged DNAT table; and
processing, using the processor, an incoming packet using the merged DNAT table.
detecting, using the processor, that the peer network element has failed;
merging, in response to the detecting and using the processor, the peer DNAT table into a local DNAT table to obtain a merged DNAT table; and
processing, using the processor, an incoming packet using the merged DNAT table.