Medium for storing packet conversion program, packet conversion apparatus and packet conversion method
US9065766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Upon obtaining a packet including a broadcast/multicast MAC address from a virtual machine, a packet conversion apparatus obtains, based on first association information, a subnet identifier corresponding to the MAC address of the obtained packet, also obtains, based on second association information, a packet type identifier corresponding to the MAC address of the obtained packet, converts the packet to be transmitted to a different computer via a network into a multicast packet by setting the subnet identifier obtained based on the first association information and the packet type identifier obtained based on the second association information in a field of the MAC address of the packet to be transmitted, and transmits the packet to be transmitted, which is obtained by being converted, to the different computer via the network.
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