Name-based routing system and method
US9985883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An advanced routing system and protocol (referred to herein as “Route Exchange” or “REX”) hides familiar IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and replaces traditional routing logic with words and relationships between named elements. Among other things, this makes IP routing tables significantly easier to understand. In addition, a single routing scheme can be used for any combination of private networks, public networks, IPv4 addressing models, and IPv6 addressing models. Underneath the words lie real IP addresses that move the packets from place to place. These routing addresses abstract away the underlying network.
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