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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Metaswitch Networks Ltd, Enfield, Middlesex, GB;
Benjamin Thomas Wright, London, GB;
METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD, Enfield, GB;
Abstract
Measures, including methods, systems and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums, for use in processing multicast group membership discovery protocol messages in a data center network including a plurality of compute servers. Each compute server in the plurality is capable of running one or more virtual machines. At a multicast group membership discovery protocol proxy located on a compute server in the plurality, a multicast group membership discovery protocol report message is received requesting delivery of data associated with a specified multicast group from a specified multicast data source. It is determined whether the specified multicast data source is hosted by a virtual machine running on the compute server. In response to a positive determination, a request corresponding to the received multicast group membership discovery protocol report message is forwarded to the virtual machine hosting the specified multicast data source on the compute server.