Overlay switch

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9866406
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14740437

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The present invention discloses an overlay switch (OSW) and a method used by the same. A received unicast packet needs to pass a waypoint chain including a number of waypoints. A network address of a first waypoint of the waypoint chain and an underlay network address of a second OSW connected to the first waypoint are obtained. In response to a determination that the second OSW is not the first OSW the unicast packet is encapsulated into a first underlay network packet according to a specification of an overlay network. A field of a destination header of the first underlay network packet includes the underlay network address of the second OSW. The first underlay network packet is sent to the second OSW.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
He, Jing Wuxi, CN 248 1384
Huang, Denghui Hangzhou, CN 5 74
Shang, Jin Ming Wuxi, CN 3 7
Sun, Yun Wuxi, CN 47 313

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