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US-9218429-B2 · Dec 22, 2015 · US
Method and system for fast and large-scale longest prefix matching
US9729669B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9729669-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213421379-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | Mar 15, 2012 |
| Publication date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2017 |
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Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at the first network device, a message to be forwarded; determining a destination address for the message; determining whether the destination address is assigned to the first network device; if the destination address is not assigned to the first network device, querying a second network device for a next hop of the destination address; receiving, in response to the query, an indication of the next hop for the destination address; and forwarding, by the first network device in response to the indication of the next hop, the message to the next hop.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method performed by a first network device for forwarding a message, the method comprising: receiving, at the first network device, a message to be forwarded; determining a destination address for the message; determining whether that the destination address is not assigned to the first network device; when responsive to the determination that the destination address is not assigned to the first network device, querying a second network device for a…
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Electricity · mapped topic
- H04L67/327Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9729669B2 cover?
- Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at the first network device, a message to be forwarded; determining a destination address for the message; determining whether the destination address is assigned to the first network device; if the destination address is not assigned to the first network device, querying…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Varvello Matteo, Perino Diego, Esteban Jairo, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L67/327. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 08 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).