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Shared and separate network stack instances

US8630296B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2006
Grant dateJan 14, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/66
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for configuring a packet destination, that includes creating the packet destination on a host, obtaining a network configuration for the packet destination, determining whether the host comprises a virtual network stack, where the virtual network stack includes the network configuration, and assigning the packet destination to the virtual network stack.

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