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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Masanori Bando, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hung-hsiang Jonathan Chao, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Masanori Bando, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hung-Hsiang Jonathan Chao, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/745 (2013.01); H04L 45/7457 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for updating stored data structures representing network forwarding information used for network route lookup is described. By making sure there is only one level of dependency between data structures storing forwarding information, these data structures may be updated quickly and with minimal overhead.