Device for use in a communication network router to select routing information
US7620039B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/033
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A routing information management device for a router of a communication network comprises a first routing information base fed with routing information contained in routing protocol messages, a second forwarding information base having a maximum number of entries, and management means that compare at selected times the number of entries in the first routing information base relating to sending to a selected threshold less than or equal to the maximum number of entries in the second forwarding information base so as to feed the second forwarding information base with routing information selected as a function of the result of the comparison.
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