System and method for centralized policy enforcement for network segmentation
US11082259B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0272
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In general, embodiments of the invention relate to providing a scalable network configuration to enable hosts for different tenants to communicate with each other. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to using a combination of per-tenant virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) tables, encapsulation, and stateless access control lists (ACLs) to enable intra-tenant and inter-tenant communication and segmentation.
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