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Apparatus and method for segregating tenant specific data when using MPLS in openflow-enabled cloud computing

  • US 9,250,941 B2
  • Filed: 01/25/2013
  • Issued: 02/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for isolating tenant specific data using a cloud network manager (CNM), which comprises:

  • maintaining a mapping among a plurality of items in a plurality of databases or tables, the plurality of databases or tables comprising a tenant database (DB), a tenant identifier to tenant label (TITL) table, a top of rack server label to virtual switch link label (TLVLL) table, a label mapping table (SMVL), and a CNM address mapping table;

    using the plurality of databases to generate tenant specific labels that are added to packets sent between tenant virtual machines (VMs).

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