Distributed virtual appliance
US9674107B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/586
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distributed virtual appliance is disclosed, including: determining a classification type associated with the first flow; and determining an allocation of the first flow to the first data plane compute unit of the distributed virtual appliance based at least in part on the determined classification type and at least a subset of information of a first flow identifier, wherein the distributed virtual appliance includes a plurality of compute units, including the first data plane compute.
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