Adaptive infrastructure for distributed virtual switch
US9288162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying at a network device, characteristics of a distributed virtual switch comprising a control plane component and a plurality of data plane components, grouping the data plane components, and adapting operation of the distributed virtual switch for one or more groups of the data plane components based on the characteristics. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
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