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MULTIPLE VIRTUAL MACHINES SHARING A SINGLE IP ADDRESS

  • US 20120063458A1
  • Filed: 09/15/2010
  • Published: 03/15/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a host computer system with a processor and a memory;

    a physical interface with a single internet protocol (IP) address connecting the host computer to an external network;

    a plurality of virtual machines each with a virtual machine number in the memory;

    a data packet with a destination port number received on the physical interface;

    a virtual network manager that forwards the data packet to a unique one of the plurality of virtual machines depending on the destination port number in the data packet.

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