CPC H04L 12/4679 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1886 (2013.01); H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.05); H04L 61/58 (2022.05); H04L 2101/668 (2022.05); H04L 2212/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
initiating a default external interface for an external network comprising a single default switched virtual interface (SVI) for communication with the external network and corresponding to a virtual local area network (VLAN) provided by the external network;
establishing a logical subnet segment interface from a main subnet segment, where a logical subnet segment and one or more additional logical subnet segments are represented to the external network as a single subnet segment and wherein the logical subnet segment interface does not have an assigned Internet Protocol (IP) address; and
assigning an identifier to the logical subnet segment interface for the logical subnet segment; and
mapping at least one tag to the identifier for the logical subnet segment.
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