Internet group management protocol (IGMP) of a Layer-2 network in a virtualized cloud environment
US12278758B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are described for communications in an L2 virtual network. In an example, the L2 virtual network includes a plurality of L2 compute instances hosted on a set of host machines and a plurality of L2 virtual network interfaces and L2 virtual switches hosted on a set of network virtualization devices. An L2 virtual network interface emulates an L2 port of the L2 virtual network. IGMP configuration is distributed to the L2 virtual switches. A control plane of the L2 virtual network coordinates IGMP configuration across the L2 virtual switches.
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