发明名称 |
Sending instructions from a service manager to forwarding agents on a need to know basis |
摘要 |
A system and method are described for providing instructions for forwarding packets. The method includes broadcasting a general instruction specifying a plurality of flows to a plurality of forwarding agents and receiving at a service manager a first message responsive to the general instruction indicating that a packet for a specific flow has been received by a specific forwarding agent. A specific instruction is generated at the service manager for handling the specific flow and the specific instruction for handling the specific flow is sent to the specific forwarding agent.
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申请公布号 |
US6549516(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.04.15 |
申请号 |
US19990347108 |
申请日期 |
1999.07.02 |
申请人 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
发明人 |
ALBERT MARK;HOWES RICHARD A.;JORDAN JAMES A.;KERSEY EDWARD A.;MENDITTO LOUIS F.;O'ROURKE CHRIS;TIWARI PRANAV KUMAR;TSANG TZU-MING |
分类号 |
H04L29/06;H04L29/08;(IPC1-7):H04L12/56;G06F15/16;G06F15/173;H04J3/26 |
主分类号 |
H04L29/06 |
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