Method and apparatus for cross-service-zone communication, and data center network
US11671363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for cross-service-zone communication, and a data center network. When a first virtual machine in a server sends a packet to a second virtual machine, the server determines, through searching, whether a routing table of a tenant to which the first virtual machine belongs exists on the server; when the routing table of the tenant to which the first virtual machine belongs does not exist on the server, send the packet to a gateway; receive the routing table of the tenant to which the first virtual machine belongs sent by the gateway through a service zone manager; and forward a subsequent packet of the first virtual machine according to the routing table; where the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine are located in different service zones.
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