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Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2011
Applicants:

Martin Casado, Portola Valley, CA (US);

Paul Fazzone, San Jose, CA (US);

Keith E. Amidon, Los Altos, CA (US);

W. Andrew Lambeth, San Mateo, CA (US);

Teemu Koponen, San Francisco, CA (US);

Paul S. Ingram, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Martin Casado, Portola Valley, CA (US);

Paul Fazzone, San Jose, CA (US);

Keith E. Amidon, Los Altos, CA (US);

W. Andrew Lambeth, San Mateo, CA (US);

Teemu Koponen, San Francisco, CA (US);

Paul S. Ingram, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

NICIRA, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01); H04L 12/933 (2013.01); H04L 12/713 (2013.01); H04L 12/54 (2013.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/935 (2013.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/70 (2013.01); G06F 15/17312 (2013.01); H04L 12/5689 (2013.01); H04L 12/5696 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 41/0896 (2013.01); H04L 45/586 (2013.01); H04L 49/1546 (2013.01); H04L 49/3063 (2013.01); G06F 11/07 (2013.01);
Abstract

Some embodiments provide a network system that includes a first network and a second network. The first network includes several unmanaged switching elements. The second network includes several managed switching elements. The network system includes a particular managed switching element for communicating network data between the first and second networks.


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