Host route convergence based on sequence values

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory in communication with the processor, the memory comprising instructions executable by the processor, when the instructions are executed the processor being operable to:
• receive, from a first network device, a first sequence value associated with a host network layer address corresponding to a host device;
• receive, from a second network device, a second sequence value associated with the host network layer address;
• rank the first sequence value relative to the second sequence value, the ranking comprising comparing the first sequence value with the second sequence value;
• determine that the host device is currently associated with the first network device and that the host device is currently not associated with the second network device, based on the ranking;
• and
• transmit data to the first network device currently associated with the host device.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from a first network device, a first sequence value associated with a host network layer address corresponding to a host device;
• receiving, from a second network device, a second sequence value associated with the host network layer address;
• ranking the first sequence value relative to the second sequence value, the ranking comprising comparing the first sequence value with the second sequence value;
• determining that the host device is currently associated with the first network device and that the host device is currently not associated with the second network device, based on the ranking;
• and
• transmitting data to the first network device currently associated with the host device.