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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2013
Applicants:
Joji T. Mekkattuparamban, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kyle A. D. Mestery, Woodbury, MN (US);
Inventors:
Joji T. Mekkattuparamban, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kyle A. D. Mestery, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 12/741 (2013.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/74 (2013.01); H04L 49/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example method for a binary compatible extension architecture in an OpenFlow compliant network environment is provided and includes receiving a packet on an extension port from an Open vSwitch (OVS) component of a virtual switch configured for an OpenFlow protocol, performing fast path processing on the packet in a kernel space under control of a switch data path in a user space; and sending the packet on the extension port for a subsequent delivery to its destination from an output port of the virtual switch.