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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Satish Amara, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Shaji Radhakrishnan, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Rajesh Ramankutty, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Sanil Kumar Puthiyandyil, Lawrence, MA (US);
Boby Joseph, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Satish Amara, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Shaji Radhakrishnan, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Rajesh Ramankutty, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Sanil Kumar Puthiyandyil, Lawrence, MA (US);
Boby Joseph, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
3Com Corporation, Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for processing packets of information includes an ingress module. The ingress module receives a plurality of packets of information from a first network. The ingress module determines the type of each of the plurality of packets. A route server module is coupled to the ingress module. The route server module sends a distributed processing request to the ingress module. The ingress module receives the distributed processing request and, responsively, performs a first set of processing operations on selected ones of the plurality of packets. The selected ones of the plurality of packets are of a first type. The ingress module forwards others of the plurality of packets of information to the route server module. Each of the others of the plurality of packets are of a type distinct from the first type. The route server module receives the others of the plurality of packets of information and performs a second set of processing operations on the others of the plurality of packets of information.