SDN facilitated multicast in data center
US10225094B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/185
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method implemented by a controller in a software defined network (SDN), the method comprising sending, to an overlay edge node, a query message comprising a client specific multicast address, receiving, from the overlay edge node, one or more report messages corresponding to the query message, wherein each of the one or more report messages comprises an address of each of one or more virtual machines (VMs) coupled to the overlay edge node, and updating membership of a multicast group, which is identified by the client specific multicast address, such that the one or more VMs are members in the updated membership of the multicast group.
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