STATEFUL NETWORK SLICE SELECTION USING REPLAY OF CONNECTION HANDSHAKE

    公开(公告)号:US20200275359A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16443813

    申请日:2019-06-17

    Applicant: VMware, Inc.

    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a network slice selector that forwards messages from endpoint electronic devices onto different network slices of multiple network slices. The method receives a set of connection initiation messages setting up a connection between an endpoint electronic device and a network domain. The method forwards the set of connection initiation messages from the endpoint electronic device onto a default network slice while storing data regarding the connection initiation messages. After the connection is setup, the method receives a data message belonging to the connection from the endpoint electronic device. The method selects one of the plurality of network slices to which the electronic device has access as the network slice for the connection based on analysis of the received data message. The method retransmits the set of connection initiation messages on the selected network slice between the network slice selector and a network gateway.

    VIRTUAL SERVICE NETWORKS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200275357A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16443810

    申请日:2019-06-17

    Applicant: VMware, Inc.

    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for establishing multiple virtual service networks over multiple datacenters. The method configures, for each virtual service network of the plurality of virtual service networks, a set of machines distributed across the datacenters to implement an ordered set of network services for the virtual service network. The method configures multiple service network selectors executing within the datacenters to receive a data message, select one of the virtual service networks for the data message based on analysis of contents of the data message, determine a location within the datacenters for a machine implementing a first network service of the ordered set of network services for the selected virtual service network, and transmit the data message to the machine implementing the first network service.

    Methods and apparatus to configure switches of a virtual rack

    公开(公告)号:US10756967B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-25

    申请号:US15655632

    申请日:2017-07-20

    Applicant: VMware Inc.

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to configure switches of a virtual rack are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a hardware switch implementing a virtual switch on a virtual communication network, a packet analyzer to analyze a packet captured at the hardware switch, the packet analyzer to determine whether the packet is indicative of a packet flow issue corresponding to a negative effect on transfer of one or more packet flows on the virtual communication network, an issue handler to, in response to the determination by the packet analyzer, determine a modification to a configuration of the hardware switch based on a configuration of the virtual configuration network, and a hardware configuration agent to modify the configuration of the hardware switch based on the modification determined by the issue handler.

    Methods and apparatus to reduce packet flooding and duplicate packets in a multi-fabric virtual network

    公开(公告)号:US10708198B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-07

    申请号:US16255583

    申请日:2019-01-23

    Applicant: VMware, Inc.

    Abstract: A synchronizer is to synchronize a first MAC address from a first MAC address table of a first TOR switch to a second MAC address table of a second TOR switch, the first MAC address corresponding to a host, the first NIC to form a first active link between the first host and the first TOR switch, and store a first switch descriptor in association with the first MAC address in the second MAC address table, the first switch descriptor indicative of the first TOR switch. A packet transmitter is to, for a first packet to be delivered to the first host, send the first packet from the second TOR switch to the first TOR switch, without sending the first packet from the second TOR switch to the first host, based on the first switch descriptor stored in association with the first MAC address in the second MAC address table.

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