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(43) Date of publication: 16.11.2022 Bulletin 2022/46 (21) Application number: 21702566.7 (22) Date of filing: 07.01.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 12/14(2006.01) H04L 12/26(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04L 12/1403; H04L 12/1407; H04L 12/1425; H04M 15/66; H04M 15/61; H04M 15/8214; H04L 43/026; H04L 43/0852; H04L 43/067; H04L 43/062 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/012533 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/142146 (15.07.2021 Gazette 2021/28)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 09.01.2020 US 202016738876 09.01.2020 US 202016738891 (71) Applicant: Arista Networks, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 94085-4040 (US)	(72) Inventors: RANGARAJAN, Vijay Bangalore 560103 (IN) MIDHA, Sahil Bengaluru, Karnataka 560103 (IN) RATNAKAR, Padmanabh Bangalore, Karnataka 560103 (IN) (74) Representative: Barton, Russell Glen  Withers & Rogers LLP 2 London Bridge London SE1 9RA London SE1 9RA (GB)