Configuring bypass functionality of a network device based on the state of one or more hosted virtual machines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8572609
APP PUB NO 20110004877A1
SERIAL NO

12496484

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Network devices include hosted virtual machines and virtual machine applications. Hosted virtual machines and their applications implement additional functions and services in network devices. Network devices include data taps for directing network traffic to hosted virtual machines and allowing hosted virtual machines to inject network traffic. Network devices include unidirectional data flow specifications, referred to as hyperswitches. Each hyperswitch is associated with a hosted virtual machine and receives network traffic received by the network device from a single direction. Each hyperswitch processes network traffic according to rules and rule criteria. A hosted virtual machine can be associated with multiple hyperswitches, thereby independently specifying the data flow of network traffic to and from the hosted virtual machine from multiple networks. The network device architecture also enables the communication of additional information between the network device and one or more virtual machine applications using an extended non-standard network protocol.

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  • RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Wu, David Tze-Si Fremont, US 56 2686

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