US2010124229A1PendingUtilityA1

Forwarding packets using next-hop information

Assignee: JUNIPER NETWORKS INCPriority: Mar 30, 2007Filed: Jan 26, 2010Published: May 20, 2010
Est. expiryMar 30, 2027(~0.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H04L 45/00H04L 45/38H04L 45/54
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Abstract

A method may include receiving a packet associated with a flow of packets, the packet including a destination address; selecting one of a plurality of memory banks, the selected memory bank being associated with the flow of packets, wherein each of the plurality of memory banks stores the same next-hop information for forwarding the packet to the destination address; accessing, in the selected memory bank, the next-hop information for forwarding the packet to the destination address; and forwarding the packet to the destination address based on the next-hop information.

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1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a packet associated with a flow of packets, the packet including a destination address;   selecting one of a plurality of memory banks, the selected memory bank being associated with the flow of packets, wherein each of the plurality of memory banks stores the same next-hop information for forwarding the packet to the destination address;   accessing, in the selected memory bank, the next-hop information for forwarding the packet to the destination address; and   forwarding the packet to the destination address based on the next-hop information.   
   
   
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