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Dynamic virtual port instantiation for scalable multitenant network

US9503325B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Vipin Jain · Santa Clara, US
Suran Saminda de Silva · Cupertino, US
Chiajen Tsai · Cupertino, US
Debashis Patnala Rao · Cupertino, US
Yibin Yang · San Jose, US
Palathingal Frank · Pleasanton, US
Shyam Kapadia · San Jose, US
Vijay Krishnan · Hyderabad, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2013
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 8, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L12/4675
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A leaf switch of a switch fabric includes multiple ports to connect with respective ones of multiple servers. Virtual local area networks (VLANs) are configured on the leaf switch. Dynamic creation of virtual ports is enabled on the leaf switch for at least one of the VLANs on an as needed basis. The leaf switch receives from a particular server connected to a corresponding one of the ports a notification message that a virtual machine is hosted on the particular server. Responsive to the notification message, the leaf switch dynamically creates a virtual port that associates the corresponding one of the ports with the at least one of the VLANs.

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