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US8996683B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8996683-B2 |
| Application number | US-41069709-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2009 |
| Priority date | Jun 9, 2008 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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A method of networking a plurality of servers together within a data center is disclosed. The method includes the step of addressing a data packet for delivery to a destination server by providing the destination server address as a flat address. The method further includes the steps of obtaining routing information required to route the packet to the destination server. This routing information may be obtained from a directory service servicing the plurality of servers. Once the routing information is obtained, the data packet may be routed to the destination server according to the flat address of the destination server and routing information obtained from the directory service.
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We claim: 1. A method of networking together a plurality of servers within a data center, the method comprising the steps of: addressing a data packet for delivery to a destination server, said addressing step including the step of providing the destination server address as a flat address; obtaining from a directory service servicing the plurality of servers routing information required to route the packet to the destination server, the routing information from the directory se…
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Electricity · mapped topic
- H04L45/24Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8996683B2 cover?
- A method of networking a plurality of servers together within a data center is disclosed. The method includes the step of addressing a data packet for delivery to a destination server by providing the destination server address as a flat address. The method further includes the steps of obtaining routing information required to route the packet to the destination server. This routing informatio…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Maltz David A, Greenberg Albert G, Patel Parveen K, and 3 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L45/24. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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