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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Vinit Jain, Austin, TX (US);
Dayavanti G. Kamath, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jayakrishna Kidambi, San Jose, CA (US);
Abhijit P. Kumbhare, San Jose, CA (US);
Renato J. Recio, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor. The logic is configured to communicate with a first physical switch, a second physical switch, and an overlay network that connects the first physical switch to the second physical switch. The logic is also configured to receive a request for a communication path through the overlay network for a packet, the request including at least the packet, first information about a source of the packet, the source of the packet being connected to the first physical switch, and second information about a most closely connected physical switch to a destination of the packet. Moreover, the logic is configured to determine the destination of the packet, the destination of the packet being connected to the second physical switch. Also, the logic is configured to determine whether to apply a security policy to the packet.