Representation of match conditions in logical pipeline data
US10476735B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method that receives several flow descriptions. Each flow description includes a set of match conditions and corresponding set of actions. Each set of match conditions is represented as a combination of Boolean and relational operators in a flow description language. The method generates one or more flow entries for each flow description. The flow entries are generated in a format useable by a managed forwarding element (MFE). The method distributes the generated flow entries to the MFE in order for the MFE to implement network operations described by the plurality of flow descriptions.
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