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Forwarding unit and controller unit for SDN

US10771334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · CN

Inventors

Ishan Vaishnavi · Munich, DE
Riccardo Guerzoni · Munich, DE
David Perez · Munich, DE
Ramin KHALILI · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 19, 2018
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 19, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L45/72
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A forwarding unit for a SDN system is provided, the forwarding unit being configured to forward data packets and comprising a memory module for storing at least one forwarding rule and a forwarding rule managing module, wherein the forwarding rule managing module is configured to activate the at least one forwarding rule according to a preset time condition and wherein the preset time condition comprises at least two activation times of the at least one forwarding rule and wherein the forwarding rule managing module is configured to activate the at least one forwarding rule at any one of the at least two activation times.

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