公开(公告)号：US11700179B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US17214254

申请日：2021-03-26

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Parasuramji Rajendran ,  Li Sun ,  Chidambareswaran Raman

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/0873

CPC classification number: H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/0873

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method, for configuring logical network entities at a host computer. The method receives configuration data for a particular logical networking entity implemented at the host computer. The method identifies that the configuration data for the particular logical networking entity includes at least two conflicting configuration settings for the particular logical networking entity. At least one of the configuration settings for the particular logical networking entity is based on association of a configuration profile to a group of logical entities that includes the particular logical networking entity. The method determines a particular one of the conflicting configuration settings with a highest priority to apply to the particular logical networking entity at the host computer.

公开(公告)号：US10887222B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US16382002

申请日：2019-04-11

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Ziyou Wang ,  Li Sun ,  Anuprem Chalvadi ,  Yanjun Lin ,  Yang Ping ,  Mary Firenze ,  Pierluigi Rolando ,  Yong Feng ,  Raju Koganty ,  Jianjun Shen ,  Medhavi Dhawan

IPC: H04L12/717 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04L12/707

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for assigning different service path identifiers to each of a set of different service paths along each of which a same set of service operations are performed on a set of packets. The method retrieves an available service path identifier from an identifier storage that stores service path identifiers for multiple service paths. The method generates a set of proposed service path identifiers based on the retrieved available service path identifier and the number of service paths in the set of service paths. The method performs a write operation on the identifier storage based on the set of proposed service path identifiers, and based on a determination that the write operation was successful, assigns the set of proposed service path identifiers to the set of service paths. Based on the set of service path identifiers, the method forwards the set of packets along the set of service paths.

公开(公告)号：US11805101B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-31

申请号：US17223731

申请日：2021-04-06

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Li Sun ,  Parasuramji Rajendran ,  Yang Ping ,  Jianjun Shen

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L101/622

CPC classification number: H04L63/0263 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L63/0236 ,  H04L63/20 ,  H04L2101/622

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a novel secure method for suppressing address discovery messaging. In some embodiments, the method receives an address discovery record that provides a network address associated with a machine connected to a network. The method then identifies a set of one or more rules for evaluating the received address discovery record to determine whether the address discovery record or its provided network address should be distributed to one or more hosts and/or devices associated with the network. The method then processes the set of rules to determine whether the received address discovery record violates a rule in the set of rules so as to prevent the distribution of its provided network address. When the address discovery record violates a rule, the method discards it in some embodiments. On the other hand, when the address discovery record does not violate any rule in the identified set of rules, the method distributes the address discovery record or its provided network address to one or more hosts and/or devices associated with the network.

公开(公告)号：US11595470B1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US17478708

申请日：2021-09-17

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Li Sun ,  Aravinda Kidambi Srinivasan ,  Deepika Kalani ,  Xiaozheng Guo ,  Yang Ping

IPC: H04L67/1008 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L101/622

Abstract: A method of recording layer-2 (L2) mappings created for workloads executing on a plurality of hosts in a first database managed by a network management server: upon receipt of a first mapping reported by a first host, determining that the first mapping is not recorded in the first database; and in response to the determining that the received first mapping is not recorded in the first database, generating a first timestamp and persisting a first record in the first database that includes the first mapping and the first timestamp.