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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Gerald Roy De Grace, Atlanta, GA (US);
James Allen Grantham, Woodinville, WA (US);
Kristina E. Moore, Redmond, WA (US);
Lihua Yuan, Redmond, WA (US);
Nan Ge, Redmond, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for processing data packets and implementing policies in a software defined network (SDN) of a virtual computing environment. At least one network device is configured to disaggregate enforcement of policies of the SDN from hosts of the virtual computing environment. Tier-0 devices are communicatively coupled to network interfaces of the network device. The network device comprises a plurality of data processing units that are configured to implement functionality of the network device.