Multiple levels of logical routers

S Neginhal, R Zhang - US Patent 9,647,883, 2017 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide a managed network for imple menting a logical network for a
tenant. The managed net work includes a first set of host machines and a second set of host …

Dynamic routing for logical routers

S Neginhal, R Zhang - US Patent 9,503,321, 2016 - Google Patents
N between the first logical router and a second logical router in the logical network, the
method dynamically generates a second route for the first logical router based on the first …

Using transactions to compute and propagate network forwarding state

T Koponen, A Padmanabhan - US Patent 9,306,843, 2016 - Google Patents
For a controller for managing a network comprising several managed forwarding elements
that forward data in the net work, a method for configuring a managed forwarding ele ment is …

Exchange of network state information between forwarding elements

T Koponen, A Padmanabhan - US Patent 9,331,937, 2016 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide a network control system that includes a network controller and
a set of hosts on which a set of managed forwarding elements operate. The network …

Static routes for logical routers

I Ganichev, JA Garcia, R Zhang, A Atteka… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide a method for a network control ler. The method receives
configuration data, for a logical router managed by the network controller, that specifies at …

Configuration of logical router

G Chandrashekhar, RK Subramaniyam… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide a method of operating several logical networks over a network
virtualization infrastructure. The method defines a managed physical switching element …

Using headerspace analysis to identify classes of packets

R Zhang, A Shakimov, T Koponen - US Patent 9,742,666, 2017 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide a method that uses headerspace analysis. The method
receives several flow entries for distribution to a set of forwarding elements that implement a …

Logical router processing by network controller

I Ganichev, R Zhang, T Koponen, G Dubovik… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
GO6F 2009/4557 face for receiving configuration state for the logical router. The network
controller includes a table mapping engine for generating data tuples for distribution to the …

Pull-based state dissemination between managed forwarding elements

T Koponen, A Padmanabhan - US Patent 9,246,833, 2016 - Google Patents
For a controller that manages managed forwarding elements that forward data in a network,
a method for configuring the managed forwarding elements is described. The method …

Managing context identifier assignment across multiple physical domains

T Koponen, B Davie, J Stribling - US Patent 9,667,447, 2017 - Google Patents
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