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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2016
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, TW;
Ying-Dar Lin, Taipei, TW;
Cheng-Ying Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Po-Ching Lin, New Taipei, TW;
Yuan-Cheng Lai, Hsinchu, TW;
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A network communication system, a software-defined network controller and a routing method thereof are provided. The routing method is adapted to the software-defined network controller. The routing method includes the following steps: determining a first root switch corresponding to at least one first service cluster according to service chaining information, wherein each of the at least one first service cluster includes at least one service node for providing a first service; determining first routing path information for routing a packet flow from a first target switch to the first root switch; and configuring first group entry information for the first root switch according to cluster information of the at least one first service cluster, wherein the first group entry information is for performing a first routing path selection of the packet flow corresponding to the first service by the first root switch.