Abstract: An independent overlay and a method for creating an independent overlay of a virtualized network for virtualized hosts over a physical network to allow access between a first virtualized guest and a second virtualized guest over the physical network. The independent overlay includes a physical network; a first virtualized host instantiating thereon a first guest; a second virtualized host instantiating thereon a second guest, wherein a first communication port and a second communication port are communicatively connected to constitute a distributed communication element that enables a virtualized network for communication between the first guest and the second guest via the first communication port and the second communication port, respectively; and a media access (MAC) discovery mechanism.

Abstract: An independent overlay and a method for creating an independent overlay of a virtualized network for virtualized hosts over a physical network to allow access between a first virtualized guest and a second virtualized guest over the physical network. The independent overlay includes a physical network; a first virtualized host instantiating thereon a first guest; a second virtualized host instantiating thereon a second guest, wherein a first communication port and a second communication port are communicatively connected to constitute a distributed communication element that enables a virtualized network for communication between the first guest and the second guest via the first communication port and the second communication port, respectively; and a media access (MAC) discovery mechanism.

Abstract: A method for operating a virtualized network that communicatively connects between a plurality of communication ports, instantiated for a plurality of guest operating systems executed over a plurality of hosts. The method comprises instantiating a communication port for each of the plurality of guests; performing a discovery media access control (MAC) address process of at least one destination guest of the plurality of guests by a source guest; sending a ping request from the source request to the at least one destination guest; and creating the virtualized network to allow communication between the source guest with the at least one destination guest, wherein the virtualized network is created over the physical network.