Alleviating congestion in a virtual network deployed over public clouds for an entity
US11018995B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5623
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a novel method for deploying different virtual networks over several public cloud datacenters for different entities. For each entity, the method (1) identifies a set of public cloud datacenters of one or more public cloud providers to connect a set of machines of the entity, (2) deploys managed forwarding nodes (MFNs) for the entity in the identified set of public cloud datacenters, and then (3) configures the MFNs to implement a virtual network that connects the entity's set of machines across its identified set of public cloud datacenters. In some embodiments, the method identifies the set of public cloud datacenters for an entity by receiving input from the entity's network administrator. In some embodiments, this input specifies the public cloud providers to use and/or the public cloud regions in which the virtual network should be defined. Conjunctively, or alternatively, this input in some embodiments specifies actual public cloud datacenters to use.
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