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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2008
Jerome P. Moisand, Arlington, MA (US);
Jean-marc Frailong, Los Altos, CA (US);
Krishna Narayanaswamy, San Jose, CA (US);
Oren Melamud, Herzelia, IL;
Paul J. Kirner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jerome P. Moisand, Arlington, MA (US);
Jean-Marc Frailong, Los Altos, CA (US);
Krishna Narayanaswamy, San Jose, CA (US);
Oren Melamud, Herzelia, IL;
Paul J. Kirner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A network router includes a plurality of interfaces configured to send and receive packets, and a routing component comprising: (i) a routing engine that includes a control unit that executes a routing protocol to maintain routing information specifying routes through a network, and (ii) a forwarding plane configured by the routing engine to select next hops for the packets in accordance with the routing information. The forwarding plane comprises a switch fabric to forward the packets to the interfaces based on the selected next hops. The network router also includes a security plane configured to apply security functions to the packets. The security plane is integrated within the network router to share a streamlined forwarding plane of the routing component.