NETWORK DEVICE MOBILITY

摘要

According to one example embodiment, an EID-NOTIFY packet is defined for use with the Location/Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP). A first-hop network element may send EID-NOTIFY responsive to decoding a data packet from a previously undetected host on its subnetwork. A site network element may receive EID-NOTIFY, and send a MAP-REGISTER message to a mapping system. EID-NOTIFY may have substantially the same format as MAP-NOTIFY. This may enable the site network element to be removed more than one hop from the subnetwork.

主权项

1. A method to be performed by a first network element, comprising:
identifying an endpoint machine communicatively coupled to the first network element, the endpoint machine having an associated endpoint identifier (EID); and sending an EID-NOTIFY message including the EID, the EID-NOTIFY message configured to inform a second network element that the endpoint machine is communicatively coupled to the first network element.