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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Rakesh Sharma, Austin, TX (US);
Renato J. Recio, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rakesh Sharma, Austin, TX (US);
Renato J. Recio, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/5077 (2013.01); H04L 69/14 (2013.01); H04L 69/32 (2013.01); H04L 45/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of data processing includes a physical host executing a virtual machine monitor (VMM) that instantiates a plurality of virtual machines (VMs). The VMM supports processing of a virtual link manager (VLM) that deploys and configures a plurality of Layer 2 virtual links sharing bandwidth of a Layer 2 physical link between the physical host and an access switch. The VMM communicates parameters of the plurality of virtual links with the access switch.