Traffic handling for containers in a virtualized computing environment
AssigneeNicira, Inc.
InventorsJinto Antony, Saju Chengat, Hariharan Jeyaraman Ganesan, Madhusudhanan Gangadharan
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Abstract
An example method is provided for a computing device to perform traffic handling for a container in a virtualized computing environment. The method may comprise receiving a traffic flow of packets from a virtual machine and identifying a container from which the traffic flow originates based on content of the received traffic flow of packets. The container may be supported by the virtual machine. The method may further comprise retrieving a policy configured for the identified container and handling the received traffic flow of packets according to the policy.
Claims21
A method for a computing device to perform traffic handling for a container in a virtualized computing environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a traffic flow of packets from a virtual machine;
- identifying a container from which the traffic flow originates based on content of the received traffic flow of packets, wherein the container is supported by the virtual machine;
- retrieving a policy configured for the identified container;
- and
- handling the received traffic flow of packets according to the policy.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that includes a set of instructions which, in response to execution by a processor of a host, cause the processor to perform a method of traffic handling for a container in a virtualized computing environment, wherein the method comprises:
- receiving a traffic flow of packets from a virtual machine;
- identifying a container from which the traffic flow originates based on content of the received traffic flow of packets, wherein the container is supported by the virtual machine;
- retrieving a policy configured for the identified container;
- and
- handling the received traffic flow of packets according to the policy.
A computing device configured to perform traffic handling for a container in a virtualized computing environment, the computing device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive a traffic flow of packets from a virtual machine;
- identify a container from which the traffic flow originates based on content of the received traffic flow of packets, wherein the container is supported by the virtual machine;
- retrieve a policy configured for the identified container;
- and
- handle the received traffic flow of packets according to the policy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.