Transparent demilitarized zone providing stateful service between physical and logical networks
US10938594B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide novel methods for providing a stateful service at a network edge device (e.g., an NSX edge) that has a plurality of north-facing interfaces (e.g., interfaces to an external network) and a plurality of corresponding south-facing interfaces (e.g., interfaces to a logical network). In some embodiments, the network edge device receives data messages from a first gateway device from a logical network, provides the stateful network service to the data message, and forwards the data message towards the destination through a corresponding interface connected to a physical network.
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