MESSAGE PROCESSING

摘要

Measures, including methods, systems and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums, for use in processing multicast group membership discovery protocol messages in a data centre network including a plurality of compute servers. Each compute server in the plurality is capable of running one or more virtual machines. At a multicast group membership discovery protocol proxy located on a compute server in the plurality, a multicast group membership discovery protocol report message is received requesting delivery of data associated with a specified multicast group from a specified multicast data source. It is determined whether the specified multicast data source is hosted by a virtual machine running on the compute server. In response to a positive determination, a request corresponding to the received multicast group membership discovery protocol report message is forwarded to the virtual machine hosting the specified multicast data source on the compute server.

主权项

1. A method of processing multicast group membership discovery protocol messages in a data center network comprising a plurality of compute servers, each compute server in the plurality being capable of running one or more virtual machines, the method comprising, at a multicast group membership discovery protocol proxy located on a compute server in the plurality:
receiving a multicast group membership discovery protocol report message requesting delivery of data associated with a specified multicast group from a specified multicast data source; determining whether the specified multicast data source is hosted by a virtual machine running on the compute server; and in response to a positive determination, forwarding a request corresponding to the received multicast group membership discovery protocol report message to the virtual machine hosting the specified multicast data source on the compute server.