Device for multipath routing of packets in computer networking and the method for its use

摘要

The invention describes a device and a method for multipath packet routing in computer networks. The device (router) maintains a Flow Forwarding Table (FFT) containing identifiers of active flows and related router outgoing interface identifiers, and the FFT is characteristic of the invention. When the first packet representing a new flow arrives to a router built according to this patent, an outgoing interface identifier is selected using existing methods utilising routing tables. Packets are then directed to an outgoing interface according to the FFT. A routing table is used for creation of the relationship between flow identifier and outgoing interface in the FFT.

主权项

1. The patent requires a purpose-built router, in that the router is fitted with physical memory for storage of the FFT, which itself stores the flow identifiers and the router interfaces via which outbound traffic is sent.