Self-managed overlay networks

a self-managed, overlay network technology, applied in the direction of digital transmission, data switching network, electrical apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of increasing complexity of applications, increasing the difficulty of scaling distributed applications with cross-datacenter deployment capabilities, and difficulty in efficiently processing data with respect to the different datacenters

Active Publication Date: 2017-03-02
NICIRA
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This technology helps organizations maintain an accurate understanding of their networks by managing them with multiple components like servers or clients. It can help companies make better decisions about where they are located within these systems while still being able to communicate effectively across different locations.

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The technical problem addressed in this patented text relates to improving efficient distribution systems where large amounts of work can occur simultaneously on many servers without overwhelming their performance levels. Current methods either leave behind isolated data centers unused because they cannot communicate effectively beyond one another, which makes them less effective overall. Therefore there needs better ways to manage these tasks while reducing complexity associated with deploying distributed applications within multi-cloud environments.

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[0034]In the following detailed description of the invention, numerous details, examples, and embodiments of the invention are set forth and described. However, it will be clear and apparent to one skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth and that the invention may be practiced without some of the specific details and examples discussed.

[0035]Some embodiments of the invention provide a cluster manager that operates on machines in a network to create a self-managing overlay network that provides both cluster membership and topology, as well as routing. The overlay network allows distributed applications to replicate data and segregate functionality based on application instance location without needing to directly manage the cluster topology. The overlay network also allows cross-datacenter communication to be sent in a way that appears direct regardless of the underlying configuration. In some embodiments, the cross-datacenter communication refe

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Some embodiments provide a method for processing data messages through an overlay network for a cluster of application instances operating on machines located across several datacenters. The method receives a data message, from a first application instance of the cluster operating on a first machine in a first datacenter, destined to a second application instance. When the second application instance operates on a machine in a different, second datacenter, the method (i) encapsulates the data message according to an overlay network defined for the cluster and (ii) forwards the encapsulated data message to a publicly accessible machine of the second datacenter. Only a subset of the application instances operating in the second datacenter operate on publicly accessible machines. When the second application instance operates on a machine in the first datacenter, the method forwards the data message directly to the machine on which the second application instance operates.

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