In-line packet processing
CA 2339251 A1 · Owner: Juniper Networks · Inventors: Hui, Michael M. Y.; Ju, Hann-Hwan; Ferguson, Dennis C.
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A method and apparatus for in-line processing a data packet while routing the packet through a router in a system transmitting data packets between a source and a destination over a network including the router. The method includes receiving the data packet and pre-processing layer header data for the data packet as the data packet is received and prior to transferring any portion of the data packet to packet memory. The data packet is thereafter stored in the packet memory. A routing through the router is determined uncluding a next hop index describing the next connection in the network. The data packet is retrieved from the packet memory and a new layer header for the data packet …
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- Filed July 26, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 26, 2019.
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