Method and system for reconfiguring a virtual network path

Details Method and system for reconfiguring a virtual network path Method and system for reconfiguring a virtual network path

Filed on

2011-07-19

Date issued

2011-07-19

Examiner

Dalencourt, Yves (Department: 2457)

Patent Class

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

SubClass

Network computer configuring

SubSubClass

Reconfiguring

Other Related Categories

C709S220000, C709S222000, C709S227000, C709S230000

Type

Reexamination Certificate

Status

active

Patent number

07984123

Description

ABSTRACT:
A method, system, and computer readable medium for reconfiguring a virtual network path. A virtual switching table associated with virtual network interface cards (VNICs) is populated and used to implement the virtual network path. The virtual network path includes a first virtual wire between a first VNIC located in a first computer and a second VNIC located in a second computer. A first network packet and a second network packet are placed in a receive buffer associated with the second VNIC. The first network packet is transmitted to the second VNIC using the virtual switching table. The second VNIC is migrated from the second computer to a third computer. The virtual switching table is updated based on migrating the second VNIC. The second network packet is transmitted to the second VNIC in the third computer using the virtual switching table.

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