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Method and system of connecting to a multipath hub in a cluster

US11349722B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nicira, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ajit Ramachandra Mayya · Saratoga, US
Parag Pritam Thakore · Los Gatos, US
Stephen Craig Connors · Palo Alto, US
Steven Michael Woo · Los Altos, US
Sunil Mukundan · Chennai, IN
Nitin Kumar Ananda · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 1, 2020
Grant date	May 31, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/029
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one aspect, a computerized method useful for connecting to a multipath hub in a cluster includes the step of, with a gateway in a same network as the cluster, receiving, from a branch edge, a request to connect to a logical identifier (ID) of the multipath hub. The gateway recognizes a logical ID representing a cluster. The gateway determines a least-loaded edge in the cluster to be the multipath hub. The gateway returns a connectivity information for the multipath hub. The branch edge configures a tunnel to the multipath hub.

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