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AssigneeNicira, Inc.
InventorsTeemu Koponen, Pankaj Thakkar, Bryan J. Fulton
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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.
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A method for controlling network traffic passing through a logical switch, the logical switch comprising a plurality of logical ports through which network traffic enters or exits the logical switch, the logical switch implemented by one or more managed switches having one or more managed ports, the method comprising:
A non-transitory machine readable medium storing a program for controlling network traffic passing through a logical switch, the logical switch comprising a plurality of logical ports through which network traffic enters or exits the logical switch, the logical switch implemented by one or more managed switches having one or more managed ports, the program comprising sets of instructions for:
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