公开(公告)号：US20240031258A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18372632

申请日：2023-09-25

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Xi Cheng ,  Caixia Jiang ,  Dongrui Mo ,  Jingchun Jason Jiang ,  Xiaoyan Jin ,  Qiong Wang ,  Donghai Han

IPC: H04L43/028 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L47/2483 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04L43/04 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L47/41

CPC classification number: H04L43/028 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L47/2483 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  H04L43/04 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L47/41 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for performing data traffic monitoring. The method processes a packet through a packet processing pipeline that includes multiple stages. At a filtering stage, the method tags the packet with a set of monitoring actions for subsequent stages to perform on the packet based on a determination that the packet matches a particular filter. For each stage of a set of packet processing stages subsequent to the filtering stage, the method (i) executes any monitoring actions specified for the stage to perform on the packet and (ii) sends the packet to a next stage in the packet processing pipeline.

公开(公告)号：US20230087143A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17507462

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Xi Cheng ,  Caixia Jiang ,  Dongrui Mo ,  Jingchun Jason Jiang ,  Xiaoyan Jin ,  Qiong Wang ,  Donghai Han

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/851 ,  G06F9/455

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for performing data traffic monitoring. For each packet processing stage of a set of packet processing stages in a packet processing pipeline, the method determines whether a packet received by the packet processing pipeline specifies a set of monitoring actions to be performed on the packet. When the packet specifies a set of monitoring action, the method determines whether the monitoring actions in the set are supported by the packet processing stage. The method executes the supported monitoring actions on the packet in addition to processing the packet according to configuration data for the stage.

公开(公告)号：US11855862B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US17507453

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Xi Cheng ,  Caixia Jiang ,  Dongrui Mo ,  Jingchun Jason Jiang ,  Xiaoyan Jin ,  Qiong Wang ,  Donghai Han

IPC: H04L43/028 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L47/2483 ,  H04L43/04 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L47/41

CPC classification number: H04L43/028 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  H04L43/04 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L47/2483 ,  H04L47/41 ,  H04L69/22 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for performing data traffic monitoring. The method processes a packet through a packet processing pipeline that includes multiple stages. At a filtering stage, the method tags the packet with a set of monitoring actions for subsequent stages to perform on the packet based on a determination that the packet matches a particular filter. For each stage of a set of packet processing stages subsequent to the filtering stage, the method (i) executes any monitoring actions specified for the stage to perform on the packet and (ii) sends the packet to a next stage in the packet processing pipeline.

公开(公告)号：US20210226898A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US16806771

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Haoran Chen ,  Ming Shu ,  Xi Cheng ,  Feng Pan ,  Xiaoyan Jin ,  Caixia Jiang ,  Qiong Wang ,  Qi Wu

IPC: H04L12/841 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/721 ,  H04L12/715 ,  H04L12/931 ,  H04L12/861 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of identifying packet latency in a software defined datacenter (SDDC) that includes a network, several host computers executing several machines, and a set of one or more controllers. At the set of controllers, the method o receives, from a set of host computers, (i) a first set of time values associated with multiple packet processing operations performed on packets sent by a set of machines executing on the set of host computers and (ii) a second set of time values associated with packet transmission between host computers through the SDDC network. The method processes the first and second sets of time values to identify a set of latencies experienced by multiple packets processed and transmitted in the SDDC.

公开(公告)号：US20210119897A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-22

申请号：US16660458

申请日：2019-10-22

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Haoran Chen ,  Xiaoyan Jin ,  Ming Shu

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/741 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for managing control packet usage within a physical network that implements a plurality of logical networks. The method receives a tunnel monitoring configuration for a logical network. The configuration specifies control packet usage for logical datapaths between logical ports of the logical network. The method maps the logical datapaths to tunnels between host computers that host data compute nodes (DCNs) corresponding to the logical ports. Based on the mappings, the method configures control packet modules executing on the host computers to generate control packets for monitoring the tunnels based on the specified control packet usage.

公开(公告)号：US20230101764A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17507449

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Xi Cheng ,  Caixia Jiang ,  Dongrui Mo ,  Jingchun Jason Jiang ,  Xiaoyan Jin ,  Qiong Wang ,  Donghai Han

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/851 ,  H04L12/891

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of aggregating and providing packet metrics collected during a live packet monitoring session performed for packets matching a specified set of characteristics. The method receives, from one or more computing devices that process packets during the live packet monitoring session, multiple metrics associated with a set of packets matching the specified set of characteristics. Metrics associated with each packet in the set are accompanied by a packet identifier (ID) used to tag the packet by an initial computing device that processed the packet. The method uses the accompanying packet IDs to aggregate the received plurality of metrics. The method provides (i) an aggregated set of session metrics for the set of packets matching the specified set of characteristics during the live packet monitoring session and (ii) individual packet metrics using the packet IDs for at least one packet in the set of packets.

公开(公告)号：US20220217068A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17700060

申请日：2022-03-21

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Haoran Chen ,  Ming Shu ,  Xi Cheng ,  Feng Pan ,  Xiaoyan Jin ,  Caixia Jiang ,  Qiong Wang ,  Qi Wu

IPC: H04L43/0864 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L43/0805 ,  H04L47/2483

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of identifying packet latency in a software defined datacenter (SDDC) that includes a network and multiple host computers executing multiple machines. At a first host computer, the method identifies and stores (i) multiple time values associated with several packet processing operations performed on a particular packet sent by a first machine executing on the first host computer, and (ii) a time value associated with packet transmission through the SDDC network from the first host computer to a second host computer that is a destination of the particular packet. The method provides the stored time values to a set of one or more controllers to process to identify multiple latencies experienced by multiple packets processed in the SDDC.

公开(公告)号：US11283699B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16806783

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Haoran Chen ,  Ming Shu ,  Xi Cheng ,  Feng Pan ,  Xiaoyan Jin ,  Caixia Jiang ,  Qiong Wang ,  Qi Wu

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/741 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/851 ,  H04L43/0864 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L43/0805 ,  H04L47/2483

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of identifying packet latency in a software defined datacenter (SDDC) that includes a network and multiple host computers executing multiple machines. At a first host computer, the method identifies and stores (i) multiple time values associated with several packet processing operations performed on a particular packet sent by a first machine executing on the first host computer, and (ii) a time value associated with packet transmission through the SDDC network from the first host computer to a second host computer that is a destination of the particular packet. The method provides the stored time values to a set of one or more controllers to process to identify multiple latencies experienced by multiple packets processed in the SDDC.

公开(公告)号：US20210226875A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US16806783

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Haoran Chen ,  Ming Shu ,  Xi Cheng ,  Feng Pan ,  Xiaoyan Jin ,  Caixia Jiang ,  Qiong Wang ,  Qi Wu

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/741 ,  H04L12/851 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/46

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of identifying packet latency in a software defined datacenter (SDDC) that includes a network and multiple host computers executing multiple machines. At a first host computer, the method identifies and stores (i) multiple time values associated with several packet processing operations performed on a particular packet sent by a first machine executing on the first host computer, and (ii) a time value associated with packet transmission through the SDDC network from the first host computer to a second host computer that is a destination of the particular packet. The method provides the stored time values to a set of one or more controllers to process to identify multiple latencies experienced by multiple packets processed in the SDDC.

公开(公告)号：US11677645B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17507449

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Xi Cheng ,  Caixia Jiang ,  Dongrui Mo ,  Jingchun Jason Jiang ,  Xiaoyan Jin ,  Qiong Wang ,  Donghai Han

IPC: H04L43/028 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L43/04 ,  H04L47/41 ,  H04L47/2483

CPC classification number: H04L43/028 ,  H04L43/04 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L47/2483 ,  H04L47/41

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of aggregating and providing packet metrics collected during a live packet monitoring session performed for packets matching a specified set of characteristics. The method receives, from one or more computing devices that process packets during the live packet monitoring session, multiple metrics associated with a set of packets matching the specified set of characteristics. Metrics associated with each packet in the set are accompanied by a packet identifier (ID) used to tag the packet by an initial computing device that processed the packet. The method uses the accompanying packet IDs to aggregate the received plurality of metrics. The method provides (i) an aggregated set of session metrics for the set of packets matching the specified set of characteristics during the live packet monitoring session and (ii) individual packet metrics using the packet IDs for at least one packet in the set of packets.