Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Scaling up/out the number of broadcast domains in network virtualization environments
- Patent Title (中): 扩大/缩小网络虚拟化环境中广播域的数量
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Application No.: US13485697Application Date: 2012-05-31
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Publication No.: US09130764B2Publication Date: 2015-09-08
- Inventor: Mohnish Anumala
- Applicant: Mohnish Anumala
- Applicant Address: US TX Round Rock
- Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
- Current Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Round Rock
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: H04L12/28
- IPC: H04L12/28 ; H04L12/18
Abstract:
A method for handling multicast traffic is presented. A method of handling multicast traffic according to some embodiments of the present invention includes forming IP multicast (IPMC) groups of hypervisors based on broadcast domains; and directing multicast traffic from a broadcast domain on a source hypervisor to hypervisors that are members of the IPMC group.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130322441A1 SCALING UP/OUT THE NUMBER OF BROADCAST DOMAINS IN NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENTS Public/Granted day:2013-12-05
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