Hardware and software router
US11695698B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/33
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A networking router process, by a hardware data plane, a first incoming packet by matching the packet with a routing table of the hardware data plane. A software data plane processes a second incoming packet by matching the packet with a routing table of the software data plane. In response to the processing of the first incoming packet by the hardware data plane failing, subsequently processing, by the software data plane, the first incoming packet by matching the packet with the routing table of the software data plane. The method comprises delivering, from the software and hardware data plane, network traffic flow information to a flow analyzer. The flow analyzer analyzes the network traffic flow information and updates at least one of the routing tables based at least on the analyzed network traffic flow information.
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