Methods, systems, and computer program products for controlling updating of a layer 3 host table based on packet forwarding lookup miss counts
US7724734B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/74591
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for controlling updating of a layer 3 host table based on packet forwarding miss counts are disclosed. According to one method, layer 3 packets are routed using at least one of a layer 3 host table containing entries corresponding to remote hosts and a longest prefix matching table containing prefixes corresponding to remote hosts. For each layer 3 destination address for which a lookup in at least one table fails, a number of packets received within a time period are counted. Remote destination entries in the host table are replaced based on the counts.
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