Patents Examined by Sa-Ming Chan
  • Interoperability for distributed overlay virtual environment
    Patent number: 9749145
    Abstract: A method includes receiving tunnel information and end point information in response to a request to a distributed cluster. A common tunnel type supported by a source switch and a destination switch is selected. A packet is encapsulated with the common tunnel type supported by the source switch and the destination switch for a destination virtual machine (VM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bhalachandra G. Banavalikar, Amitabha Biswas, Vinit Jain, Jayakrishna Kidambi