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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2005.12); H04L 12/46 (2005.12); H04L 9/40 (2021.12); H04L 49/00 (2021.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/462 (2012.12); H04L 12/4625 (2012.12); H04L 49/70 (2012.12); H04L 63/0272 (2012.12); H04L 63/164 (2012.12);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving data at a virtual switch located at a network device in a cloud network. The data is received from an external network and destined for one or more virtual machines located in the cloud network and associated with the external network. The method further includes transmitting the data from the virtual switch to the virtual machines. The virtual switch operates as an access layer switch for the external network and creates a virtual switching overlay for secure communication between the virtual machines and the external network. Logic and an apparatus are also disclosed.