ADDRESSING SCHEME FOR HYBRID COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

摘要

A hybrid network device can implement an address management scheme for maintaining consistency between source/destination addresses and corresponding source/destination communication interfaces. In one embodiment, a first network device can select a first network path from a plurality of network paths associated with the communication network for transmitting a packet to a second network device. A source address can be determined from a plurality of addresses associated with a plurality of communication interfaces of the first network device. A destination address can be determined from a plurality of addresses associated with a plurality of communication interfaces of the second network device based, in part, on the selected first network path. The packet including at least the source and destination addresses can be transmitted via the first network path from a source communication interface of the first network device to a destination communication interface of the second network device.