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System and method for reducing cloud IP address utilization using a distributor registry

  • US 9,122,533 B2
  • Filed: 11/05/2009
  • Issued: 09/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing cloud computing services, the system comprising:

  • a cloud computing environment comprising a cloud infrastructure including a hardware layer having storage assets, processing assets and network assets for supporting cloud workloads and a routing system, each cloud workload having associated therewith an internal cloud address, wherein the routing system is disposed within the cloud infrastructure of the cloud computing environment, the routing system comprising;

    a virtual router disposed within a first cloud of the cloud computing environment and configured to function as a network address translator (“

    NAT”

    );

    a distributor disposed within a second cloud of the cloud computing environment different from the first cloud and connected between the virtual router and the cloud workloads, wherein the distributor receives cryptographic keys from the external workloads based on attestation by the virtual router of the first cloud and uses the cryptographic keys to establish a secure connection to route traffic between the external workloads and the cloud workloads; and

    a distributor registry accessible by the distributor for maintaining information comprising port mappings, cloud address mappings, and cloud workload configuration information, wherein each of the cloud workloads communicates information comprising its internal cloud address and at least one port designation to the distributor, which logs the information in the distributor registry.

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