Distributed logical L3 routing

T Koponen, R Zhang, M Casado, P Thakkar… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
A novel method for configuring first and second managed forwarding elements to perform
logical L2 switching and L3 routing is described. The method generates a first set of flow …

Method and apparatus for implementing and managing distributed virtual switches in several hosts and physical forwarding elements

M Casado, P Ingram, KE Amidon, PJ Balland III… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
In general, the present invention relates to a virtual platform in which one or more distributed
virtual switches can be created for use in virtual networking. According to some aspects, the …

Centralized logical L3 routing

R Zhang, P Thakkar, JE Gross IV, J Pettit… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
2012-11-26 Assigned to NICIRA, INC. reassignment NICIRA, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: AMIDON, KEITH E …

Federating interconnection switching element network to two or more levels

T Koponen, M Casado, P Thakkar, R Zhang - US Patent 9,137,052, 2015 - Google Patents
A network control system for interconnecting several separate networks. The system
includes i) several interconnection switching elements, each of which is for connecting one …

WAN optimizer for logical networks

A Padmanabhan, R Zhang, P Thakkar… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine readable medium of a controller of a
network control system for configuring a wide area network (WAN) optimizer instance to …

Flow templating in logical L3 routing

JE Gross IV, R Zhang, T Koponen - US Patent 9,319,375, 2016 - Google Patents
For a network controller for managing hosts in a network, a method for configuring a host to
handle flow entries and template flow entries is described. The method generates a template …

Firewalls in logical networks

T Koponen, R Zhang, P Thakkar, M Casado - US Patent 9,015,823, 2015 - Google Patents
(51) Int. Cl. 2008/0163207 A1 7/2008 Reumann et al. 2008/O1897. 69 A1 8/2008 Casado et
al. G06F 2/55(2013.01) 2008/O196100 A1 8/2008 Madhavan et al. H04L 2/24(2006.01) …

Chassis controller

T Koponen, P Thakkar - US Patent 9,178,833, 2015 - Google Patents
US9178833B2 - Chassis controller - Google Patents US9178833B2 - Chassis controller -
Google Patents Chassis controller Download PDF Info Publication number US9178833B2 …

Network operating system for managing and securing networks

M Casado, KE Amidon, PJ Balland III, N Gude… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
A view of current state of the network is maintained where the current state of the network
characterizes network topology and network constituents, including network entities and net …

Load balancing in a logical pipeline

T Koponen, R Zhang - US Patent 9,059,999, 2015 - Google Patents
A non-transitory machine readable medium storing a program that configures a managed
forwarding element to perform logical L2 switching and L3 routing is described. The program …