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- Patent Title: Configuring edge nodes outside of public clouds to use routes defined through the public clouds
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Application No.: US16662363Application Date: 2019-10-24
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Publication No.: US11310170B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Israel Cidon , Prashanth Venugopal , Aran Bergman , Chen Dar , Alex Markuze , Eyal Zohar
- Applicant: VMware, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: VMware, Inc.
- Current Assignee: VMware, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Adeli LLP
- Main IPC: H04L12/931
- IPC: H04L12/931 ; H04L12/947 ; H04L12/721 ; H04L12/717 ; H04L29/08 ; H04L12/26 ; H04L12/46 ; H04L12/66 ; H04L12/24 ; H04L12/723 ; H04L12/707 ; H04L29/12 ; H04L12/911 ; H04L12/70 ; H04L49/354 ; H04L49/25 ; H04L45/00 ; H04L45/42 ; H04L67/1097 ; H04L43/06 ; H04L43/08 ; H04L41/046 ; H04L41/0806 ; H04L43/045 ; H04L43/0811 ; H04L45/50 ; H04L67/10 ; H04L41/0813 ; H04L41/142 ; H04L45/24 ; H04L49/20 ; H04L61/4511 ; H04L43/026 ; H04L67/101 ; H04L41/0803 ; H04L47/70

Abstract:
Some embodiments provide a novel method for deploying different virtual networks over several public cloud datacenters for different entities. For each entity, the method (1) identifies a set of public cloud datacenters of one or more public cloud providers to connect a set of machines of the entity, (2) deploys managed forwarding nodes (MFNs) for the entity in the identified set of public cloud datacenters, and then (3) configures the MFNs to implement a virtual network that connects the entity's set of machines across its identified set of public cloud datacenters. In some embodiments, the method identifies the set of public cloud datacenters for an entity by receiving input from the entity's network administrator. In some embodiments, this input specifies the public cloud providers to use and/or the public cloud regions in which the virtual network should be defined. Conjunctively, or alternatively, this input in some embodiments specifies actual public cloud datacenters to use.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210067427A1 CONFIGURING EDGE NODES OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC CLOUDS TO USE ROUTES DEFINED THROUGH THE PUBLIC CLOUDS Public/Granted day:2021-03-04
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