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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2006
Jarrett J. LU, San Jose, CA (US);
James D. Carlson, North Andover, MA (US);
Glenn T. Faden, San Rafael, CA (US);
Jarrett J. Lu, San Jose, CA (US);
James D. Carlson, North Andover, MA (US);
Glenn T. Faden, San Rafael, CA (US);
Oracle America, Inc., Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A mechanism is disclosed for enabling a network address to be shared by multiple containers. By allowing multiple containers to share a network address, a limit on network addresses does not limit the number of containers that can be implemented. Despite the fact that the network address is shared by multiple containers, the uniqueness and isolation of each container is still maintained. In one implementation, this is achieved by associating a unique label with each container. With this unique label, it is possible to forward a packet destined for the shared network address to a specific container despite the fact that multiple containers share the same network address. Thus, with this mechanism, it is possible to achieve container isolation and uniqueness without limiting container scalability.