Packet switching method and apparatus thereof
US6542496B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/36
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A packet switching is performed according to a routing information for relaying particular packets which is produced by the route computation based on the information of a received packet and the kept parts-of-routing-information useful as a basis for the route computation. At this time, the route through which the packet is relayed is determined on the basis of the kept parts-of-routing-information before the route computation. Then, the received packet is relayed according to the determined route. Next, a new routing information is produced by the route computation based on the information of the received packet and the parts-of-routing-information. Thereafter, the succeeding packets of the same route are relayed on the basis of the new routing information.
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