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Shaping virtual machine communication traffic

US8234400B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Deepak Bansal · Bellevue, US
Priyank Ramesh Warkhede · Redmond, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2010
Grant date	Jul 31, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 20, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/60
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Cloud computing platforms having computer-readable media that perform methods to shape virtual machine communication traffic. The cloud computing platform includes virtual machines and a controller. The controller limits the traffic associated with the virtual machines to enable the virtual machines to achieve desired communication rates, especially when a network servicing the virtual machines is congested. The controller may drop communication messages associated with the virtual machines based on a drop probability evaluated for the virtual machines.

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