Auto-discovery service and method of discovering applications within a virtual network
US10514937B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45545
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments provide a system including a first host computing device that includes a first virtual machine (VM) and a first application. The system also includes a second host computing device including a virtualization software layer, a second VM, and an auto-discovery service at least partially instantiated within the virtualization software layer. The auto-discovery service is configured to receive a message and an auto-discovery packet from a second application executing on the second VM. The auto-discovery service inserts an option into the auto-discovery packet, and transmits the auto-discovery packet to the first application. The option in the auto-discovery packet includes the message received from the second application.
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