Packet steering
US9397960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for steering packets, including receiving a packet and determining parameters to be used in steering the packet to a specific destination, in one or more initial steering stages, based on one or more packet specific attributes. The method further includes determining an identity of the specific destination of the packet in one or more subsequent steering stages, governed by the parameters determined in the one or more initial stages and one or more packet specific attributes, and forwarding the packet to the determined specific destination.
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