METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ROUTE CONTROL PACKETS BASED ON ADDRESS PARTITIONING

摘要

Disclosed example routing methods include accessing a control packet originating from a first internal router, translating the destination address of the control packet from a first value to a second value, and identifying a first one of a plurality of outgoing interfaces of a meta-router based on the second value of the destination address, the outgoing interfaces of the meta-router in communication with respective incoming interfaces of a splitter. Disclosed example methods also include forwarding the control packet to the first one of the outgoing interfaces of the meta-router after translating the destination address of the control packet from the second value back to the first value, and routing the control packet from the splitter to an external router based on which one of the incoming interfaces of the splitter receives the control packet from the meta-router.

主权项

1. A routing apparatus comprising:
memory including computer-readable instructions; a processor; a plurality of internal routers including a first internal router; a meta-router including plurality of outgoing interfaces, the processor to execute the computer-readable instructions to perform operations including:
accessing a control packet originating from the first internal router, a destination address of the control packet having a first value;translating the destination address of the control packet from the first value to a second value;identifying a first one of the outgoing interfaces of the meta-router based on the second value of the destination address of the control packet; andforwarding the control packet to the first one of the outgoing interfaces of the meta-router after translating the destination address of the control packet from the second value back to the first value; and a splitter including a plurality of incoming interfaces in communication with the plurality of outgoing interfaces of the meta-router, the splitter to route the control packet to an external router based which one of the incoming interfaces receives the control packet from the meta-router.