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SELF-MANAGED OVERLAY NETWORKS

  • US 20170063679A1
  • Filed: 08/27/2015
  • Published: 03/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for processing data messages through an overlay network for a cluster of application instances operating on machines located across a plurality of datacenters, the method comprising:

  • receiving a data message, from a first application instance of the cluster operating on a first machine in a first datacenter, destined to a second application instance of the cluster;

    when the second application instance operates on a machine in a different, second datacenter;

    encapsulating the data message according to an overlay network defined for the cluster of application instances; and

    forwarding the encapsulated data message to a publicly accessible machine of the second datacenter, wherein only a subset of the application instances operating in the second datacenter operate on publicly accessible machines; and

    when the second application instance operates on a machine in the first datacenter, forwarding the data message directly to the machine on which the second application instance operates.

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