Patent ID: 8966135
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of providing one or more computing devices with access to a plurality of resources, the plurality of resources being provided by at least one physical device, the method comprising, at a first control element: receiving a data packet transmitted by one of said one or more computing devices, the data packet including a first logical identifier used by the one of the one or more computing devices to identify one of the plurality of resources; using said first logical identifier to obtain a second logical identifier, the second logical identifier being associated with said first logical identifier and the second logical identifier being used by a second control element to identify said one of said plurality of resources; and transmitting a request including said second logical identifier to the second control element, the second control element being arranged to identify a physical device associated with said second logical identifier and to forward said request to the identified physical device.