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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Marvell Israel (M.i.s.l) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01); H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04L 45/745 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/24 (2013.01); H04L 45/04 (2013.01); H04L 45/745 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network device includes a plurality of network interfaces configured to couple with a plurality of physical network links. A packet processor is configured to process packets received via the plurality of network interfaces. The packet processor includes a path selection engine that is configured to: for each of at least some packets processed by the packet processor, successively make path selection decisions that correspond to respective routing domains within a hierarchical communication network, the path selection decisions for forwarding the packet through the hierarchical communication network.