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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Marvell Israel (M.i.s.l.) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Youval Nachum, Holon, IL;
Ilan Yerushalmi, Hod Hasharon, IL;
MARVELL ISRAEL (M.I.S.L) LTD., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
There is provided a network device disposed at an interface between an access segment and an interconnecting layer of a data center. The network device includes an address resolution processor configured to receive an address request addressed to virtual machines in a transmission domain of the network device. The address request specifying a source layeraddress, requesting a layeraddress of a target virtual machine in the data center, and specifying a layeraddress of the target virtual machine. The network device is further configured to transmit a local message over the first access segment requesting the respective layeraddress of a virtual machine which has the specified layeraddress. In response to receiving a reply, the network device transmits a message to the specified source layeraddress to provide the layeraddress of the network device and the specified layeraddress.