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System and method for performing a service discovery for virtual networks

  • US 9,264,313 B1
  • Filed: 10/31/2013
  • Issued: 02/16/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for performing a service discovery for a distributed computer system, the method comprising:

  • obtaining information of a service that is provided by a host computer in the distributed computer system;

    embedding the information into a Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) data frame to be transmitted from the host computer to another component of the distributed computer system;

    intercepting the LLDP data frame at a network device; and

    at the network device, decoding the LLDP data frame and embedding the information into a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) data frame.

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