CPC H04L 49/70 (2013.01) [H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 45/34 (2013.01); H04L 45/64 (2013.01); H04L 49/30 (2013.01); H04L 45/38 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of operating a first host, the method comprising:
receiving a communication from a second host, wherein the communication comprises a packet that encapsulates a second packet in a payload for the packet and includes a source logical port identifier in a header for the packet, the source logical port identifier uniquely identifying a source logical port for a sending virtual machine of the second packet, the source logical port corresponding to a logical network link between a virtual switch on the second host and the sending virtual machine;
decapsulating the second packet from the packet; and
determining a forwarding action for the second packet based at least on the source logical port identifier and a data plane forwarding configuration.
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