Containerized management of forwarding components in a router using routing engine processor
US11818041B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/64
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the present disclosure, systems and techniques for network device hardware containerization is described. In one example, a network device of a network having a topology of network devices includes processing circuitry of a routing component wherein the processing circuitry generates user space containers to operate forwarding engines in each of a plurality of forwarding components of the network device; stores information for directing communications involving the plurality of forwarding components and the network devices; and configures, by at least one user space container running on the processing circuitry of the routing component, one or more corresponding forwarding engines in a respective forwarding component using the information.
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