Network system having an instructional sequence for performing packet processing and optimizing the packet processing
US7804785B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/60
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system in which a network system has one or more individual networks. The topology of the first individual network includes two or more service modules. At least one of the service modules is modeled to represent a network element that performs one or more functions to process a packet in a network system. The two or more service modules may be arranged in the first individual network in an arbitrary topology. The packet processing by the two or more service modules is governed by the topology of the first individual network.
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