Network connection apparatus
US7177310B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/164
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a packet routing apparatus for performing an IP additional function processing for a packet in the middle of a packet routing processing without damaging the high speed characteristic of the packet routing processing. A unique address is determined for each of function accelerators 11 to 14 in the inside of an extended function module 6, the unique address is added to a packet by a physical address lookup unit 105, and a data distribution unit 112 distributes the packet to the function accelerator corresponding to the unique address.
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