| 发明名称 |
ENABLING SCALABLE VIRTUAL MACHINE TRACKING IN A DATA CENTER FABRIC |
| 摘要 |
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving at a first network element a packet from a second network element; processing the packet at the first network element to obtain information regarding an identity of a virtual machine (“VM”) hosted by the second network element contained within the packet; and storing at the first network element the identifying information. The identifying information stored at the first network element is accessible by at least one third network element. In some embodiments, the first network element comprises a physical switch and the second network element comprises a virtual switch. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2015124814(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.05.07 |
| 申请号 |
US201314074522 |
申请日期 |
2013.11.07 |
| 申请人 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
发明人 |
De Silva Suran Saminda;Kapadia Shyam;Nataraja Rajesh Babu;Shah Nilesh;Cheng Pei-chun |
| 分类号 |
H04L12/741;H04L12/713 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/741 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A method, comprising:
receiving at a first network element a packet from a second network element; processing the packet at the first network element to obtain information regarding an identity of a virtual machine (“VM”) hosted by the second network element contained within the packet; and storing at the first network element the identifying information, wherein the identifying information stored at the first network element is accessible by at least one third network element. |
| 地址 |
San Jose CA US |
