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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 12568039 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2024

Method and apparatus for distributed data network traffic optimization

Applicant:

Vmware, Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Victor De Souza Lima E Silva, San Francisco, CA (US);

Archit Baweja, San Francisco, CA (US);

Nithin Michael, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

VMware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:

Quarles & Brady LLP

Primary Examiner:

Robert M Morlan

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 43/062 (2022.01); H04L 43/0864 (2022.01); H04L 43/0876 (2022.01); H04L 43/20 (2022.01); H04L 45/12 (2022.01); H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04L 45/745 (2022.01); H04L 47/122 (2022.01); H04L 43/0829 (2022.01); H04L 43/0852 (2022.01); H04L 43/0882 (2022.01); H04L 45/121 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/22 (2013.01); H04L 43/062 (2013.01); H04L 43/0864 (2013.01); H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04L 43/20 (2022.05); H04L 45/123 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01); H04L 45/745 (2013.01); H04L 47/122 (2013.01); H04L 43/0829 (2013.01); H04L 43/0852 (2013.01); H04L 43/0882 (2013.01); H04L 45/121 (2013.01); H04L 45/56 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments disclosed include a method and apparatus for global traffic control and optimization for software-defined networks. In an embodiment, data traffic is optimized by distributing predefined metrics (data traffic information) to all controllers in the network. The predefined metrics are specific to local network switches and controllers, but are distributed to all peers at configurable intervals. 'Local' as used herein implies one POP and its associated switch and controller. The method of distribution of local POP metrics is strictly in band using a packet as defined by the protocol used by the data network.

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