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AssigneeNicira, Inc.
InventorsTeemu Koponen, Pankaj Thakkar, Martin Casado, W. Andrew Lambeth
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A network controller for managing several managed switching elements that forward data in a network that includes the managed switching elements. The network controller is further for creating a logical switching element to be implemented in a set of managed switching elements. The network controller includes a set of modules for receiving input data specifying a logical switching element and for creating, based on the received input data, a set of logical switch constructs for the logical switching element by performing a set of database join operations. At least one of the logical switch constructs is for facilitating non-forwarding behavior of the logical switching element.
A method implemented by a control application for defining a set of logical datapath sets implemented by a plurality of managed switching elements that forward data in the network, the method comprising:
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