Capability discovery and enforcement to provide data in-flight (DIF) services along a communication path selected based on a DIF services policy associated with a virtual machine
US10873638B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments perform capability discovery, policy management, and policy enforcement to provide data in-flight (DIF) services to virtual machines (VMs) without requiring modification to established storage protocols. In exemplary embodiments, a management device receives advertisements of DIF services supported by network nodes. The management device groups the advertised DIF services into a DIF services policy. The management device associates a host and a communication path. The management device enforces the DIF services policy by storing a unique number that causes transmission of data along the communication path.
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