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Rule-based network identifier mapping

  • US 10,237,090 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2017
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A switch, comprising:

  • a storage device;

    rule management circuitry configured to store, in the storage device, a first mapping that maps a virtual network identifier of a tunnel to a rule for classifying traffic, wherein the virtual network identifier identifies a virtualized network associated with the tunnel;

    network identifier circuitry configured to;

    generate, for a virtualization manager of a virtual machine, a control packet comprising a representation of the first mapping for a respective local end device; and

    obtain, from a notification packet from the virtualization manger, a second mapping that maps the virtual network identifier to an identifier of the virtual machine and an identifier of the tunnel.

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