Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for network optimization for accessing cloud service from on-premises network

Abstract:

Apparatus and methods include receiving a first packet, the first packet including a first source Internet protocol (IP) address and a first destination IP address; adding a first outer header to the first packet to generate an encapsulated packet, the first outer header including a second source IP address and a second destination IP address; forwarding the encapsulated packet to a Server Load Balancer (SLB) associated with the second destination IP address; receiving a response packet from a front end server having a front end server private IP address; and saving the front end server private IP address to bypass the SLB.