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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2009
David A. Maltz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Albert G. Greenberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Parveen K. Patel, Redmond, WA (US);
Sudipta Sengupta, Redmond, WA (US);
Parantap Lahiri, Redmond, WA (US);
David A. Maltz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Albert G. Greenberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Parveen K. Patel, Redmond, WA (US);
Sudipta Sengupta, Redmond, WA (US);
Parantap Lahiri, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method of networking a plurality of servers together within a data center is disclosed. The method includes the step of addressing a data packet for delivery to a destination server by providing the destination server address as a flat address. The method further includes the steps of obtaining routing information required to route the packet to the destination server. This routing information may be obtained from a directory service servicing the plurality of servers. Once the routing information is obtained, the data packet may be routed to the destination server according to the flat address of the destination server and routing information obtained from the directory service.