System and method for performing a service discovery for virtual networks
US9923786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for performing a service discovery on a distributed computer system includes obtaining information of a service that is provided by a host computer in the distributed computer system and embedding the information into a Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) data frame to be transmitted from the host computer to another component of the distributed computer system.
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