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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2018
Applicant:

Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Inventors:

Patrick Andrew, Olympia, WA (US);

Alexander Bahm, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/2015 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01);
Abstract

A balanced distribution of IP addresses across nodes of a cluster is performed during distributed IP management, wherein IP addresses are dynamically procured and assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. In one aspect, nodes that participate in distributed IP management can request for IP addresses only if they are determined to be serviceable. A subscription level of a node can be determined based on a maximum number of IP address that can be claimed/owned by the node. As an example, the maximum number of IP address can be evaluated based on a total number of serviceable nodes within the cluster. IP address redistribution can be facilitated to ensure that subscription levels of the nodes are at an optimal level.


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