Managing communications using alternative packet addressing

Techniques are described for managing communications for a managed virtual computer network overlaid on a distinct substrate computer network, including for communications involving computing nodes of the managed virtual computer network that use an alternative addressing scheme to direct network pa...

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Main Authors Brandwine, Eric Jason, Certain, Tate Andrew, Sivasubramanian, Swaminathan, Marshall, Bradley E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.07.2019
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:Techniques are described for managing communications for a managed virtual computer network overlaid on a distinct substrate computer network, including for communications involving computing nodes of the managed virtual computer network that use an alternative addressing scheme to direct network packets and other network communications to intended destination locations by using textual network node monikers instead of numeric IP addresses to represent computing nodes at a layer 3 or "network layer" of a corresponding computer networking stack in use by the computing nodes. The techniques are provided without modifying or configuring the network devices of the substrate computer network, by using configured modules to manage and modify communications from the logical edge of the substrate network.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201314038451