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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2022
128 Technology, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Patrick J. MeLampy, Dunstable, MA (US);
Abilash Menon, Boxborough, MA (US);
Michael Baj, Bedford, MA (US);
Prashant Kumar, Andover, MA (US);
128 Technology, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
A network device has an input configured to receive a message relating to a given device attempting to forward one or more packets across a computer network. The message has given device information relating to the given device. In addition, the routing device also has a selector, operatively coupled with the input, configured to select (after receiving the given data) a given group routing policy from a plurality of group routing policies. Preferably, the selector is configured to select the given group routing policy as a function of the given device information. The routing device also has an output operatively coupled with the selector. The output is configured to cause routing of device communication across the network using link-layer routes specified by the given group routing policy.