Patent ID: 8898493
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a first computer, via a computer network, information regarding a second computer transitioning to a low-power mode of operation; sending at least one message over the computer network to cause at least one network switch in the computer network to change at least one assigned port for the second computer, wherein the change allows network communications intended for the second computer to be forwarded to the first computer; receiving, at the first computer, network communications designated for the second computer, the network communications passing through the at least one network switch; and processing, at the first computer, at least a portion of the network communications on behalf of the second computer without transitioning the second computer out of the low-power mode of operation, where the processing comprises processing the at least a portion of the network communications on behalf of the second computer within a virtual machine that copies at least some functions of the second computer.