CPC H04L 61/2557 (2013.01) [H04L 61/256 (2013.01); H04L 61/2517 (2013.01); H04L 45/741 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of identifying a route in a network between a first network endpoint and a second network endpoint, the method comprising:
determining that the first network endpoint cannot directly address a packet flow to the second network endpoint;
based on the determination that the first network endpoint cannot directly address the packet flow to the second network endpoint, identifying an address translation rule of a network device that translates an address of the second network endpoint into a translated address;
determining that the first network endpoint can directly address a packet flow to the translated address;
identifying a route from the first network endpoint to the second endpoint through the network device that translates the address; and
displaying the route including an identifier of the network device.
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