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Distributed virtual appliance

US9112812B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 2011
Grant dateAug 18, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/586
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A distributed virtual appliance is disclosed, including: allocating network traffic to a plurality of compute units implementing a network service associated with the distributed virtual appliance; and dynamically adding or removing one or more compute units implementing the network service without disruption to the network traffic.

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