Multi-path virtual switching
US10523598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/125
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtual switch for packet switching includes an ingress traffic steering manager executing on circuitry and coupled to receive packets from multiple virtual machines or containers, multiple data plane providers, each data plane provider having a data path coupled to selectively receive the packets from the ingress traffic steering manager, and wherein the ingress traffic steering manager classifies the received packets and selects available data paths based on the classification of the packets and a set of distribution rules.
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