End equipment and router
US6625658B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/325
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An end equipment (including a terminal equipment and a router) executes a destination address resolution of a data packet. In a network layer, when a packet transmitter detects that a direct route of an input packet is not registered in a routing table a path manager transmits an inquiry packet, demands a preparation of a point-to-point logical interface of the direct route based on a data link layer address of the destination included in the received response packet, and registers the prepared logical interface in the routing table.
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