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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2011
Willem Robert Van Biljon, Cape Town, ZA;
Christopher Conway Pinkham, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Russell Andrew Cloran, Cape Town, ZA;
Michael Carl Gorven, Cape Town, ZA;
Alexandre Hardy, Cape Town, ZA;
Brynmor K. B. Divey, Cape Town, ZA;
Quinton Robin Hoole, Cape Town, ZA;
Girish Kalele, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Willem Robert Van Biljon, Cape Town, ZA;
Christopher Conway Pinkham, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Russell Andrew Cloran, Cape Town, ZA;
Michael Carl Gorven, Cape Town, ZA;
Alexandre Hardy, Cape Town, ZA;
Brynmor K. B. Divey, Cape Town, ZA;
Quinton Robin Hoole, Cape Town, ZA;
Girish Kalele, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A cloud computing environment having a plurality of computing nodes is described. Upon receiving authorization, a plurality of virtual machines may be communicated to provide at least one virtual network to service to the plurality virtual machines. Each of the plurality of virtual machines communicates with a virtual network layer at a virtual interface via at least one virtual Ethernet (vEthernet), An IP gateway to a network is provided to the plurality of virtual machines. Communications between the fP gateway and the network are facilitated. Communications between a network control layer and at least one network are routed.