Virtual port channel bounce in overlay network

A system for responding to a network link failure event, the system comprising:

• a first network device comprising one or more processors and a computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• detecting a link failure between the first network device and a destination node, wherein the first network device comprises a portion of a virtual port channel;
• receiving a first data packet addressed to the destination node;
• and
• in response to detecting the link failure between the first network device and the destination node, rewriting encapsulation information of the first data packet, wherein rewriting the encapsulation information of the first data packet causes the first data packet to be forwarded to a second network device, wherein the second network device is paired with the first network device in the virtual port channel.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:

• detecting, by a first network device in a virtual port channel, a link failure between the first network device and a destination node;
• receiving, by the first network device in the virtual port channel, a first data packet addressed to the destination node;
• and
• in response to detecting the link failure between the first network device and the destination node, rewriting, by the first network device, encapsulation information of the first data packet, wherein rewriting the encapsulation information of the first data packet causes the first data packet to be forwarded to a second network device, wherein the second network device is paired with the first network device in the virtual port channel.