Juniper Networks, Inc.
Multi-chassis link aggregation groups with more than two chassis

Abstract:

In one example, a network device comprising a first chassis of a multi-chassis link aggregation group (MC-LAG) having three or more chassis, comprises one or more network interfaces configured to receive a packet to be forwarded using the MC-LAG, and a control unit configured to determine whether the packet was received from a device outside of the MC-LAG, when the packet was received from the device outside of the MC-LAG, add data to the packet that identifies the first chassis as a source of the packet for the MC-LAG, and forward the packet via at least one of the network interfaces. In this manner, chassis of the MC-LAG can prevent forwarding of the packet to the source of the packet for the MC-LAG, based on the data that identifies a source of the packet for the MC-LAG.