Patent · US Active

Traffic forwarding for virtual machines

US8589919B2 · kind B2 · utility

42Cited by

0References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael R. Smith · San Jose, US
Anusankar Elangovan · San Francisco, US
Paul Fazzone · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 28, 2009
Grant date	Nov 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 3, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L49/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, an apparatus configured for communication with a plurality of virtual machines includes a virtual switch in communication with one or more of the virtual machines, an interface in communication with one or more of the virtual machines and configured for communication with a hardware implemented switch, and a mode selector for assigning to each of the virtual machines, a mode of operation for forwarding data from the virtual machine and switching the assigned mode of operation at one or more of the virtual machines. The mode of operation is selected from a first mode wherein the data is forwarded by the hardware implemented switch and a second mode wherein the data is forwarded by the virtual switch.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.