Apparatus and methods for routing data packets through a processing system network
US5862344A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are presented for providing processing system network connectivity, and more particularly, for routing data packets between at least two processing system networks. A first memory for storing at least one address for each of the networks, and a second memory for storing selectively at least one address for particular ones of the networks, are provided. A control circuit for routing a received data packet from a source network to a destination network is also provided. The control circuit utilizes a destination address which was retrieved from one of the first memory and the second memory, in response to a determination as to whether at least one address corresponding to the destination network is stored in the second memory.
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