Packet redirecting router
US10432519B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/306
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A packet routing method and apparatus for managing packets of a bi-directional session between a first node and a second node in an IP network receives a mid-stream packet at an intermediate node. The intermediate node is not part of the bi-directional session. Next, the method identifies the bi-directional session (“identified session”) from which the mid-stream packet originated. The identified session includes a bi-directional path between the first node and the second node, while the bi-directional path includes a plurality of nodes for bi-directionally forwarding packets between the first node and the second node. The method then directs that one or more packets of the identified session be routed to at least one of the plurality of nodes of the identified session.
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