System and method for multicasting data between networking interfaces of hypervisors
US10503565B2 · kind B2 · utility
7Cited by
1References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/4629
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A host computer and method for multicasting data between networking interfaces of hypervisors in a distributed computer system uses a Virtual Extensible LAN Network Identifier (VNI) assigned to a multicast group and an identifier of a VXLAN Tunnel End Point (VTEP) of the host computer associated to the VNI so that data being multicast for the multicast group can be routed to the networking interfaces via VTEPs associated with the VNI.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.