Scalable and segregated network virtualization

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9699001
APP PUB NO 20140362859A1
SERIAL NO

14299206

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One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a virtual network module and a forwarding module. The virtual network module includes a global virtual local area network (VLAN) tag in a packet. The global VLAN tag is mapped to an edge VLAN tag in the packet and is associated with a datacenter domain. The datacenter domain indicates a set of ports associated with a datacenter. The forwarding module identifies an egress edge port for the packet based on the global VLAN tag.

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  • BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS LLC

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Addanki, Venkata R K Cupertino, US 5 99
Chong, Chi L Fremont, US 1 61
Gavini, Kiran K Mountain View, US 1 61
Malladi, Sadasivudu San Jose, US 3 98

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