Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Equinix, Inc.

Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited

Jayanthi Jayaraman

Muhammad Durrani

Amr Sabaa

Mukhtiar Shaikh

Syed Hashim Iqbal

Rizwan Jamal

Janardhana Achladi

John Brant Hanahan

Prasad P Jogalekar

Arunkaruppaiya Adaikalam

Techniques for tenant-driven dynamic resource allocation in network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI). In one example, an orchestration system is operated by a data center provider for a data center and that orchestration system comprises processing circuitry coupled to a memory; logic stored in the memory and configured for execution by the processing circuitry, wherein the logic is operative to: compute an aggregate bandwidth for a plurality of flows associated with a tenant of the data center provider and processed by a virtual network function, assigned to the tenant, executing on a server of the data center; and modify, based on the aggregate bandwidth, an allocation of compute resources of the server executing the virtual network function.

Tenant-driven dynamic resource allocation for virtual network functions

One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a fabric switch module and a learning module. The fabric switch module maintains a membership in a first fabric switch. A fabric switch includes a plurality of switches and operates as a single switch. The first fabric switch is in an extended fabric switch which further comprises a second fabric switch. The learning module identifies from a notification message from the second fabric switch a media access control (MAC) address learned at the second fabric switch. The learning module stores the MAC address in a local MAC table in association with an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the second fabric switch.

Extended ethernet fabric switches

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Jayanthi Jayaraman