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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Deepak Bansal, Bellevue, WA (US);
Gerald Degrace, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/00 (2022.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/30 (2013.01); G06F 9/5077 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); G06F 2209/5011 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for processing data packets and implementing policies in a software defined network (SDN) of a virtual computing environment. A plurality of servers are communicatively coupled to network interfaces of one of a skinny NIC or a smart NIC. The skinny NIC is configured to provide network interfaces for virtual machines hosted on a corresponding server. The smart NIC is configured to enable virtual machine communications within a virtual network in accordance with associated policies.