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Scalable network virtualization with aggregate endpoints

US9596099B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Yibin Yang · San Jose, US
Liqin Dong · San Jose, US
Chia Tsai · Cupertino, US
Weng Hong Chan · Cupertino, US
Yuchen Zhou · San Jose, US
Fang Yang · Monterey Park, US
Jeffrey Cai · Shanghai, CN
Yuefeng Jiang · Shanghai, CN
Xiaopu Zhang · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	May 6, 2015
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 14, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2101/622
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques provided herein use aggregate endpoints in a virtual overlay network. In general, aggregate endpoints operate as a single receiving entity for certain packets/frames sent between different physical proximities of the virtual overlay network.

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