Method, computer program product, and apparatus for providing a distributed router architecture
US8670312B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for providing distributed router architecture includes a processing element and a resource availability element. The processing element may be configured to receive indications of receipt of data associated with a service for routing to a destination address. The resource availability element may be in communication with the processing element and may be configured to monitor resource usage over a plurality of distributed resource planes. The processing element may be further configured to allocate a resource associated with routing the data based on the monitored resource usage.
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