US 12,149,381 B2
Removing virtual machine identifiers from packets
Atsushi Iwata, Tokyo (JP); and Akio Iijima, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/305,223.
Application 18/305,223 is a continuation of application No. 17/837,875, filed on Jun. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,671,283.
Application 17/837,875 is a continuation of application No. 17/074,233, filed on Oct. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,411,775, issued on Aug. 9, 2022.
Application 17/074,233 is a continuation of application No. 15/682,043, filed on Aug. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,812,293, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Application 15/682,043 is a continuation of application No. 15/182,090, filed on Jun. 14, 2016, granted, now 9,774,473, issued on Sep. 26, 2017.
Application 15/182,090 is a continuation of application No. 14/644,076, filed on Mar. 10, 2015, granted, now 9,391,804, issued on Jul. 12, 2016.
Application 14/644,076 is a continuation of application No. 13/497,781, granted, now 9,014,184, issued on Apr. 21, 2015, previously published as PCT/JP2010/066309, filed on Sep. 21, 2010.
Claims priority of application No. 2009-218693 (JP), filed on Sep. 24, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2023/0254181 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 12/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); H04L 45/586 (2022.01); H04L 45/741 (2022.01); H04L 45/745 (2022.01); H04L 49/00 (2022.01); H04L 61/256 (2022.01); H04L 61/2592 (2022.01); H04L 61/5038 (2022.01); H04L 69/16 (2022.01); H04L 69/22 (2022.01); H04L 69/324 (2022.01); H04L 101/622 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 12/4666 (2013.01) [G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 45/586 (2013.01); H04L 45/741 (2013.01); H04L 45/745 (2013.01); H04L 49/70 (2013.01); H04L 61/256 (2013.01); H04L 61/2592 (2013.01); H04L 61/5038 (2022.05); H04L 69/161 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04L 69/324 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01); H04L 2101/622 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
confirming a first virtual machine identifier (VMID), indicated in a field of a packet, corresponding to a first virtual machine operating on a first server, wherein the first VMID is converted from a Media Access Control (MAC) destination address in the field; and
removing, from the packet, the first VMID and a second VMID assigned to a second virtual machine operating on a second server.