Distributed switch domain of heterogeneous components

摘要

A method of integrating virtual and physical network switching components into a heterogeneous switching domain is provided. Such method including, attaching, by a switching device, a header to a packet received from a virtual machine, the header including domain information, and processing the packet by the switching device, the processing being controlled by the header. Finally, the packet is forwarded, the forwarding being controlled by the header.

主权项

1. A method of integrating virtual and physical network switching devices into a heterogeneous switching domain having both a virtual switching device and a physical switching device, the method comprising:
receiving, at the virtual switching device, information associated with the physical switching device; generating, by the virtual switching device, an enhanced header that includes information associated with dynamic assigning of processing functions among the virtual and physical network switching devices, the generating being based on the received information, wherein the enhanced header includes commands associated with networking operation, said networking operation including network performance, network energy savings, or network efficiency; attaching, by the virtual switching device, the enhanced header to a packet to be processed; and forwarding the packet for processing to a device associated with the heterogeneous switching domain.