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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2001
Mark Albert, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Robert Batz, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Richard Gray, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Jacob Mark Mcguire, San Jose, CA (US);
Louis Menditto, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Chris O'rourke, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Pranav Tiwari, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Tzu-ming Tsang, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Mark Albert, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Robert Batz, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Richard Gray, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Jacob Mark McGuire, San Jose, CA (US);
Louis Menditto, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Chris O'Rourke, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Pranav Tiwari, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Tzu-Ming Tsang, Research Triangle, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A network is disclosed that includes a first tier of forwarding agents connected to a first tier of network devices. A second tier of forwarding agents is connected to a second tier of network devices. A service manager is configured to receive a packet from one of the forwarding agents; determine the tier of the forwarding agent; and send an instruction to the forwarding agent directing the forwarding agent to forward the packet to a network device connected to the tier of forwarding agents that includes the forwarding agent.