Connection identifier assignment and source network address translation

T Koponen, R Zhang, P Thakkar, M Casado - US Patent 9,306,909, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A controller of a network control system for configuring several middlebox
instances is described. The middlebox instances implement a middlebox in a distributed …

Bridging between network segments with a logical router

G Chandrashekhar, RK Subramaniyam… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide a system that includes a first set of virtual machines belonging
to a first overlay network and a second set of virtual machines belonging to a second overlay …

Scheduling distribution of logical control plane data

P Thakkar, T Koponen - US Patent 9,319,336, 2016 - Google Patents
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Network control apparatus and method with table mapping engine

WA Lambeth, T Koponen, P Thakkar, A Yip… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide a controller for managing a plu rality of managed Switching
elements that forward data through a network. The controller comprising a first set of tables …

Mesh architectures for managed switching elements

M Casado, KE Amidon, T Koponen… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide a network architecture that includes several lower level
managed switching elements for forwarding network data to several of network hosts. The …

Packet processing in a network with hierarchical managed switching elements

T Koponen, KE Amidon, PS Ingram… - US Patent 9,692,655, 2017 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide a managed network for imple menting a logical Switching
element. The managed network includes several managed edge Switching elements that …

Managing a network by controlling edge and non-edge switching elements

T Koponen, M Casado - US Patent 9,007,903, 2015 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide a network system that includes several non-edge switching
elements that are each for forwarding network data to other non-edge switching elements …

Communication channel for distributed network control system

T Koponen, WA Lambeth, P Thakkar - US Patent 9,253,109, 2016 - Google Patents
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US9253109B2 - Communication channel for distributed network control system - Google Patents …

Virtual distributed bridging

RK Subramaniyam, H Wang… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Virtualization software that includes a VDRB (virtual dis tributed router/bridge) module for
performing L3 routing and/or bridging operations is provided. At least some of the VDRBs …

Network control apparatus and method

M Casado, T Koponen, WA Lambeth… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
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Network control apparatus and method - Google Patents Network control apparatus and …