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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2014
Orange, Paris, FR;
Nordine Oulahal, Grenoble, FR;
Xavier Roubaud, Montbonnot Saint Martin, FR;
Orange, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a technique for forwarding data packets by a gateway device (). The gateway device ensures an interconnection between the client entities () of a local network () and a communication network (), that is to say forwards packets received from a client entity to the communication network by means of a nominal interface and vice versa. The gateway device identifies at least one device (), termed the relay device, accessible by means of a second interface and able to play a role of relay to forward packets exchanged between a client entity and the communication network. When a packet indicating that a session is initiated is received from a client entity, the gateway device forwards the packets of the session by means of the second interface, when a forwarding selection criterion is satisfied, or by means of the nominal interface in the converse case.