Smart service discovery to interconnect clusters having overlapping IP address space
US11870751B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/695
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An approach to establish connections between clusters having overlapping IP address ranges. A method includes receiving, at a service discovery server, from a first node in a first cluster, a service discovery request including a unique name, determining, at the service discovery server, that the unique name resolves to a destination IP address of a second node in a second cluster, determining that the destination IP address overlaps with an IP address range associated with the first cluster, in response to determining that the destination IP address overlaps with the IP address range belonging to the first cluster, configuring a gateway to expect a network connection request from the first node that includes an IP address of the gateway, and sending a service discovery response to the first node, the service discovery response including the IP address of the gateway, but not the destination IP address.
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