Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing virtual platform media access control (“MAC”) address—based layer 2 and layer 3 network switching. In some embodiments, a method might comprise receiving, at a network node in a network, a data packet having a header comprising a MAC destination address, and routing, with the network node, the data packet over open systems interconnection (“OSI”) model layer 3 or network layer of the network, based at least in part on the MAC destination address in the header of the data packet. The MAC destination address comprises a first portion comprising an organizationally unique identifier (“OUI”) and a second portion comprising an identifier for a destination network interface controller (“NIC”) and/or virtual NIC (“VNIC”), which might be associated either with the same service provider associated with the network node or the network or with a different service provider, content provider, and/or application provider.

When a frame is received at a first port, a MCLAG learning frame transmitting unit generates a MCLAG learning frame containing a source MAC address of the frame and transmits it from a bridge port to a peer device. When the MCLAG learning frame is received and the MCLAG learning frame contains a source MAC address and does not contain a MCLAG identifier, a MCLAG learning frame receiving unit learns a second correspondence relation between a port identifier of the bridge port and the source MAC address to an address table.

A micro server based on a fabric server is provided. The micro server includes a plurality of computing modules, a first switching module configured to connect the plurality of computing modules through a fabric network based on Ethernet, a plurality of converters respectively connected to the plurality of computing modules, and a second switching module connected to the plurality of converters through a fabric network based on peripheral component interface (PCI) express.

A service management system communicates via wide area network with gateway devices located at respective user premises. The service management system remotely manages delivery of application services, which can be voice controlled, by a gateway, e.g. by selectively activating/deactivating service logic modules in the gateway. The service management system also may selectively provide secure communications and exchange of information among gateway devices and among associated endpoint devices. An exemplary service management system includes a router connected to the network and one or more computer platforms, for implementing management functions. Examples of the functions include a connection manager for controlling system communications with the gateway devices, an authentication manager for authenticating each gateway device and controlling the connection manager and a subscription manager for managing applications services and/or features offered by the gateway devices. A service manager, controlled by the subscription manager, distributes service specific configuration data to authenticated gateway devices.

Network infrastructure systems including asymmetric Distributed Broadcast Select Switches and Asymmetric Network Interface Controllers for implementation in asymmetric networks and more particularly in cluster networks are provided.

The disclosure provides for a system that includes a network controller. The network controller is configured to receive information from nodes of a network, where nodes include one node that is in motion relative to another node. The network controller is also configured to generate a table representing nodes, available storage at each node, and possible links in the network over a period of time based on the information, and determine a series of topologies of the network based on the table. Based on received client data including a data amount, the network controller is configured to determine flows for the topology. The network controller then is configured to generate a schedule of network configurations based on the flows, and send instructions to the nodes of the network for implementing the network configurations and transmitting client data.

A data processing method includes obtaining, by a session management function (SMF) network element from an external network element, a media access control (MAC) address of a terminal device and an Internet Protocol (IP) address corresponding to the MAC address, and sending, by the SMF network element, the MAC address and the IP address to a first user plane function (UPF) network element, where the MAC address and the IP address are used to send an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) message, and the ARP message includes the MAC address and the IP address.

Some embodiments provide a novel method for deploying different virtual networks over several public cloud datacenters for different entities. For each entity, the method (1) identifies a set of public cloud datacenters of one or more public cloud providers to connect a set of machines of the entity, (2) deploys managed forwarding nodes (MFNs) for the entity in the identified set of public cloud datacenters, and then (3) configures the MFNs to implement a virtual network that connects the entity's set of machines across its identified set of public cloud datacenters. In some embodiments, the method identifies the set of public cloud datacenters for an entity by receiving input from the entity's network administrator. In some embodiments, this input specifies the public cloud providers to use and/or the public cloud regions in which the virtual network should be defined. Conjunctively, or alternatively, this input in some embodiments specifies actual public cloud datacenters to use.

A network controller can register WAN edge routers and WAN optimizers distributed across a WAN. The controller can receive a request to establish a WAN optimized connection between first and second hosts. The controller can identify a first WAN optimizer to perform first services (e.g., de-duplication, compression, application acceleration, caching, etc.) for first traffic from the first host to the second host and first complementary services for second traffic from the second host to the first host, and a second WAN optimizer for the second traffic and second complementary services for the first traffic. The controller can establish the optimized connection comprising a first path including the first host, WAN optimizer, and router; a second path including the first router and a second router, and a third path including the second router, WAN optimizer, and host. The controller can route the first and second traffic through the optimized connection.

Embodiments include methods, systems, and computer program products for routing mode support in a switched fabric network. A fabric login payload is built at a device to establish a plurality of communication parameters with a switched fabric network. A routing mode capability of the device is determined. One or more routing support bits are configured in the fabric login payload based on the routing mode capability of the device. The fabric login payload is sent to the switched fabric network to establish communication between the device and a network device of the switched fabric network.