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Data packet routing

US8391174B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 2010
Grant dateMar 5, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 15, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/2441
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one example of the present invention, there is provided a method of routing data packets to a plurality of packet processors in a computer network. The method comprising obtaining workload data from the packet processors, determining a workload distribution across the packet processors, and updating a balancing table used by a switching element in the network based on the determined workload.

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