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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1999
Mark Albert, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Richard A. Howes, Roswell, GA (US);
James A. Jordan, Roswell, GA (US);
Edward A. Kersey, Alpharetta, GA (US);
William M. Leblanc, Athens, GA (US);
Louis F. Menditto, Raleigh, NC (US);
Chris O'rourke, Morrisville, NC (US);
Pranav Kumar Tiwari, Raleigh, NC (US);
Tzu-ming Tsang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Mark Albert, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Richard A. Howes, Roswell, GA (US);
James A. Jordan, Roswell, GA (US);
Edward A. Kersey, Alpharetta, GA (US);
William M. LeBlanc, Athens, GA (US);
Louis F. Menditto, Raleigh, NC (US);
Chris O'Rourke, Morrisville, NC (US);
Pranav Kumar Tiwari, Raleigh, NC (US);
Tzu-Ming Tsang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of providing a network service is disclosed. The method includes implementing a forwarding agent on a router. The forwarding agent is operative to receive instructions from a service manager. Packets are forwarded from the forwarding agent to the service manager, and the forwarding agent receives instructions from the service manager detailing how to handle the forwarded packets.