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Method and apparatus for multipath processing

US7366100B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2003
Grant dateApr 29, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/7453
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multipath processing architecture that allows multipath packets to be distributed across multiple paths using a hash function and a modulo-arithmetic-based mapping function is disclosed. In one embodiment, the multipath processing architecture is implemented as part of a packet classification engine of a network node.

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