US 12,341,628 B2
Method and system for propagating network traffic flows between end points based on service and priority policies
Anuraag Mittal, Santa Clara, CA (US); Arup Raton Roy, Burnaby (CA); Thejesh Panchappa, Santa Clara, CA (US); and Nitin Karkhanis, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to ARISTA NETWORKS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/392,248.
Application 18/392,248 is a continuation of application No. 17/900,461, filed on Aug. 31, 2022, granted, now 11,895,025.
Application 17/900,461 is a continuation of application No. 17/160,458, filed on Jan. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,463,357, issued on Mar. 14, 2022.
Application 17/160,458 is a continuation of application No. 16/142,091, filed on Sep. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,917,342, issued on Jan. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0223501 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 45/74 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 12/4633 (2013.01) [H04L 45/22 (2013.01); H04L 45/66 (2013.01); H04L 45/74 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for processing network traffic, comprising:
obtaining a traffic management policy;
generating a pattern mask based on the traffic management policy;
configuring an entry in a lookup table associated with the traffic management policy, wherein the entry encompasses a relationship between the pattern mask and a traffic flow instruction associated with the traffic management policy;
receiving a media access control (MAC) frame;
generating a lookup key based on data associated with the MAC frame;
performing a lookup in the lookup table, using the lookup key, to identify the entry in the lookup table;
obtaining the traffic flow instruction based on the identified lookup table entry; and
processing the MAC frame in accordance with the traffic flow instruction.