System and method of using a global discovery service to enable routing of packets from a source container to a destination container
US11558345B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/51
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided to populate databases with routing data for containers to eliminate the need for continuously accessing a global discovery service. An example method includes initiating, from a source container operating on a first machine in a first rack, a communication with a destination container operating on a second machine on a second rack, wherein a local database on the first machine does not know an address of the destination container. The method includes accessing a global discovery service to provide the address of the destination container, populating the local database on the first machine with the address of the destination container and routing a packet from the source container to the destination container according to the address of the destination container.
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