Method and system for balancing network load in a virtual environment
US10771382B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an embodiment, a method for providing automatic router assignment in a virtual environment involves receiving a gratuitous ARP packet and setting a default gateway MAC address to a sender hardware address of the received gratuitous ARP packet, wherein the sender hardware address of the received gratuitous ARP packet is a MAC address of a master virtual router elected from a plurality of virtual routers, wherein a virtual router in the plurality of virtual routers is configured to elect a master virtual router by receiving at least one priority value advertised by another virtual router in the plurality of virtual routers, comparing the at least one received priority value to a priority value local to the virtual router to determine which priority value is the highest, and electing the virtual router having the highest priority value as the master virtual router.
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