Layer two extensions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9036508
APP PUB NO 20130223287A1
SERIAL NO

13408664

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A network device may be configured to define a Layer 2 domain, wherein the Layer 2 domain defines a data link layer broadcast domain and assign an access interface to the Layer 2 domain. The network device may be further configured to assign a double Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) identifier to the access interface in the Layer 2 domain, wherein the double VLAN identifier includes an inner VLAN identifier and an outer VLAN identifier, receive a data unit via the access interface, wherein the data unit includes the double VLAN identifier, and associate the data unit with the defined Layer 2 domain, based on the data unit being received via the access interface and based on the data unit including the assigned double VLAN identifier.

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  • VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ahmad, Syed A Ashburn, US 11 120

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