Adaptive router architecture using logical internal addressing
US8660112B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/6402
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a related router comprising a network interface, a logical addressing module and a forwarding element card. The logical addressing module is capable of maintaining at least one local table associating at least one card of the router with at least a portion of at least one service provided by the router. The forwarding element card is capable of receiving a packet stream on the network interface, detecting that the packet stream requires further treatment from a further card of the router and, upon detection, consulting the local table to find an identifier, to which the further card is linked, based on information found in the packet stream before forwarding the packet stream toward the further card.
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