Layer three multi-homing for virtual networks

    公开(公告)号:US11336570B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-17

    申请号:US17196514

    申请日:2021-03-09

    Abstract: A network system includes a server comprising a set of virtual routers configured to extend virtual networks to virtual machines. A virtual router of the set of virtual routers may receive a tunnel packet comprising a outer header and an inner packet that defines a first packet flow, and determine, based at least on the outer header, that the tunnel packet is associated with a first virtual network of the virtual networks. The virtual router may also associate, based on the inner packet, the tunnel packet to a layer three link of a plurality of layer three links coupling the virtual router to two or more top-of-rack switches in the virtual network, where the plurality of layer three links form a layer three multi-homing connection between the virtual router and the top-of-rack switches in the virtual network. The virtual router may transmit the tunnel packet via the layer three link.

    CONTAINERIZED ROUTER WITH A GENERIC DATA PLANE INTERFACE

    公开(公告)号:US20220279421A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-01

    申请号:US17649643

    申请日:2022-02-01

    Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for a containerized router operating within a cloud native orchestration framework. In an example, a computing device comprises a containerized routing protocol process executing on processing circuitry of the computing device and configured to receive routing information; a containerized set of workloads; a data plane development kit (DPDK)-based virtual router executing on the processing circuitry and configured to forward traffic to and from the workloads based on the routing information from the containerized routing protocol; and a virtual router agent for the virtual router, the virtual router agent executing on the processing circuitry and configured to expose a generic data plane interface.

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