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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Martin Havemann, Belford, NJ (US);
Murakami Kazutaka, Freehold, NJ (US);
Thomas Woo, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Martin Havemann, Belford, NJ (US);
Murakami Kazutaka, Freehold, NJ (US);
Thomas Woo, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Alcatel-Lucent, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A platform for seamlessly hosts a plurality of disparate types of packet processing applications. One or more applications are loaded onto a service card on the platform. A programmable path structure is included that maps a logical path for processing of the packets through one or more of the plurality of service cards according to characteristics of the packets. Multiple path structures may be programmed into the platform to offer different service paths for different types of packets.