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Hybrid Forwarding in a Virtual Switch

  • US 20150071298A1
  • Filed: 09/09/2013
  • Published: 03/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • identifying a type of data packet received by an extensible virtual switch of a computing device, the extensible virtual switch configured to support communication between a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine or external device;

    responsive to the identifying, associating an identifier of the type with the data packet;

    passing the data packet through a plurality of extension modules of the extensible virtual switch; and

    calculating forwarding for the data packet by at least one of the plurality of extension modules that correspond to the associated identifier.

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