Packet transfer system
US8630183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gateway selector and a load distribution management device are provided between a user terminal and plural gateway devices. Of response packets received from the plural gateway devices, the gateway selector selects a response packet from a gateway device with a higher priority, according to the priority in a load distribution management table of the load distribution management device. Then, the gateway selector transfers the selected response packet to the user terminal, while discarding a response packet from another gateway device. In this way, it is possible to construct a redundant configuration of the gateway devices, independent of user terminal implementation.
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