Zero downtime servicing of datapath services in software defined networks
US12348589B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/51
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
High availability network services are provided in a in a virtual computing environment comprising a plurality of network devices running in a software defined network (SDN) of the virtual computing environment, the network devices comprising a plurality of SDN appliances configured to disaggregate enforcement of policies of the SDN from hosts of the virtual computing environment, the hosts implemented on servers communicatively coupled to network interfaces of the SDN appliances, the servers hosting a plurality of virtual machines, the SDN appliance comprising a plurality of smart network interface cards (fNICs) configured to implement functionality of the SDN appliances.
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