Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-08
2011-03-08
Hsu, Alpus H (Department: 2465)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S409000, C370S428000, C370S474000, C709S236000, C709S238000, C726S013000, C726S022000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07903655
ABSTRACT:
A network, network devices, and methods are described for marked packet forwarding. A network device includes a network chip having a number of network ports for receiving and transmitting packets. The network chip includes logic to decapsulate a packet received from a tunnel, mark the packet with a handle associated with an originating network device of the packet using information from an encapsulation header, and forward the marked packet to a checking functionality having a destination address different from an original destination address of the packet.
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Albrecht Alan R.
Gooch Mark
Jorgensen Steven G.
LaVigne Bruce E.
Costin Jeremy
Hewlett--Packard Development Company, L.P.
Hsu Alpus H
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