Patent · US Expired

Address resolution protocol system and method in a virtual network

US7174390B2 · kind B2 · utility

68Cited by

34References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

GENEIAL LLC · JP

Inventors

Peter Schulter · Hampstead, US
Scott Geng · Lowell, US
Pete Manca · Sterling, US
Paul M. Curtis · Atlanta, US
Ewan Milne · Stow, US
Max D. Smith · Tucson, US
Alan Greenspan · Marlborough, US
Edward Duffy · Arlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 4, 2002
Grant date	Feb 6, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 16, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L49/557
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A virtual networking system and method are disclosed. Switched Ethernet local area network semantics are provided over an underlying point to point mesh. Computer processor nodes may directly communicate via virtual interfaces over a switch fabric or they may communicate via an ethernet switch emulation. Address resolution protocol logic helps associate IP addresses with virtual interfaces while allowing computer processors to reply to ARP requests with virtual MAC addresses.

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