Dispatching packets from a forwarding agent using tag switching
US6628654B1 · kind B1 · utility
35Cited by
11References
18Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for providing a network service. The method includes storing at a forwarding agent a tag table. The tag table includes a list of tags and each tag specifies an interface and a destination. An instruction is received from a service manager specifying an overriding packet destination. The overriding packet destination is a destination that corresponds to a specific destination in a specific one of the tags. A packet is dispatched from the forwarding agent to the overriding packet destination using the specific one of the tags in response to the instruction from the service manager.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.