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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12132671 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2023

Providing recommendations for implementing virtual networks

Applicant:

Vmware Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Israel Cidon, San Francisco, CA (US);

Prashanth Venugopal, San Francisco, CA (US);

Aran Bergman, Givatayim, IL;

Chen Dar, Magshimim, IL;

Alex Markuze, Rosh HaAyin, IL;

Eyal Zohar, Shimshit, IL;

Assignee:

VMware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:

Quarles & Brady LLP

Primary Examiner:

Angela Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/354 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04L 41/046 (2022.01); H04L 41/0803 (2022.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 41/0813 (2022.01); H04L 41/142 (2022.01); H04L 43/026 (2022.01); H04L 43/045 (2022.01); H04L 43/06 (2022.01); H04L 43/08 (2022.01); H04L 43/0811 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04L 45/42 (2022.01); H04L 45/50 (2022.01); H04L 47/70 (2022.01); H04L 49/20 (2022.01); H04L 49/25 (2022.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04L 67/101 (2022.01); H04L 67/1097 (2022.01); H04L 12/70 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/354 (2013.01); H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 41/046 (2013.01); H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/0813 (2013.01); H04L 41/142 (2013.01); H04L 43/026 (2013.01); H04L 43/045 (2013.01); H04L 43/06 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01); H04L 43/0811 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01); H04L 45/38 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 45/50 (2013.01); H04L 47/827 (2013.01); H04L 49/20 (2013.01); H04L 49/252 (2013.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.05); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/101 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); H04L 2012/5612 (2013.01); H04L 2012/562 (2013.01); H04L 2012/5623 (2013.01);
Abstract

Some embodiments provide a novel method for deploying different virtual networks over several public cloud datacenters for different entities. For each entity, the method (1) identifies a set of public cloud datacenters of one or more public cloud providers to connect a set of machines of the entity, (2) deploys managed forwarding nodes (MFNs) for the entity in the identified set of public cloud datacenters, and then (3) configures the MFNs to implement a virtual network that connects the entity's set of machines across its identified set of public cloud datacenters. In some embodiments, the method identifies the set of public cloud datacenters for an entity by receiving input from the entity's network administrator. In some embodiments, this input specifies the public cloud providers to use and/or the public cloud regions in which the virtual network should be defined. Conjunctively, or alternatively, this input in some embodiments specifies actual public cloud datacenters to use.

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