公开(公告)号：US20250132982A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-24

申请号：US18381804

申请日：2023-10-19

Applicant: VMware LLC

Inventor： Mukesh Hira ,  Hongwei Zhu ,  Bo Hu

IPC: H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/0893

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for configuring a network to bridge data messages between a logical overlay network layer 2 (L2) segment and a physical L2 segment. The method identifies each host computer in the network on which at least one logical network endpoint connected to the logical overlay network L2 segment executes. For each identified host computer, the method configures a forwarding element executing on the identified host computer to bridge (i) data messages sent from the logical network endpoints executing on the identified host computer to network endpoints connected to the physical L2 segment and (ii) data messages sent from network endpoints connected to the physical L2 segment, executing on the identified host computer and on other host computers in the network, to the logical network endpoints executing on the identified host computer.

公开(公告)号：US11876675B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17592451

申请日：2022-02-03

Applicant: VMware LLC

Inventor： Valentina Reutova ,  Petro Rudy ,  Poonam Chugh ,  Mukesh Hira ,  Vivek Ganesan ,  Ankur Dubey ,  Bo Hu

IPC: H04L41/08 ,  H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/0853 ,  H04L41/084

CPC classification number: H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/0846 ,  H04L41/0853 ,  H04L41/0883

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of migrating a first software defined (SD) network managed by a first network manager to a second SD network managed by a second network manager. The method of some embodiments is performed by a third network manager that provides an interface that allows a set of users to specify and review logical network components, which the first and second network managers can then respectively deploy in the first and second SD networks. The third network manager in some embodiments identifies for a migration manager a first group of two or more logical network components that the third network manager previously specified for the first network manager to deploy in the first SD network. The migration manager then uses this information to correctly convert the first group of logical network components to a second group of two or more logical components in an appropriate manner that will allow the third network manager to manage the second group of logical network components that is implemented in the second SD network.

公开(公告)号：US20250133019A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-24

申请号：US18381806

申请日：2023-10-19

Applicant: VMware LLC

Inventor： Mukesh Hira ,  Hongwei Zhu ,  Bo Hu

IPC: H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/586 ,  H04L45/655

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for configuring a network to bridge data messages between a hardware-implemented L2 overlay network segment and a software-implemented L2 overlay network segment. The method identifies a host computer on which a logical network endpoint connected to the software-implemented overlay executes. The hardware-implemented L2 overlay connects at least a first set of network endpoints located in a first physical network zone and connected to a first L2 network segment and a second set of network endpoints located in a second physical network zone and connected to a second L2 network segment. The identified host computer is located in the first physical network zone. The method configures a forwarding element executing on the host computer to bridge data messages between the logical network endpoint and (i) the first set of network endpoints and (ii) the second set of network endpoints.