System and Method for Implementation of Layer 2 Redundancy Protocols Across Multiple Networks

A method comprising:

• modifying, by a network device, a control packet to include:
• first information identifying a first network as a source of the control packet;
• and
• second information indicating that the control packet should be flooded through a second network distinct from the first network;
• and
• forwarding, by the network device, the modified control packet via one or more ports leading to the second network.

A network device comprising:

• a processor;
• a plurality of ports;
• and
• and a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon program code that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• modify a control packet to include:
• first information identifying a first network as a source of the control packet;
• and
• second information indicating that the control packet should be flooded through a second network distinct from the first network;
• and
• forward the modified control packet via one or more ports in the plurality of ports leading to the second network.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program code that, when executed by a processor of a network device, causes the processor to:

• modify a control packet to include:
• first information identifying a first network as a source of the control packet;
• and
• second information indicating that the control packet should be flooded through a second network distinct from the first network;
• and
• forward the modified control packet via one or more ports leading to the second network.