Architectures for disaggregating SDN from the host
US11757782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for processing data packets and implementing policies in a software defined network (SDN) of a virtual computing environment. At least one SDN appliance is configured to disaggregate enforcement of policies of the SDN from hosts of the virtual computing environment. The servers are communicatively coupled to network interfaces of the SDN appliance. The servers host a plurality of virtual machines The SDN appliance comprises a plurality of smart network interface cards (sNICs) configured to implement functionality of the SDN appliance.
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