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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Atsushi Iwata, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Iijima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/701 (2013.01); H04L 12/707 (2013.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system that includes a plurality of nodes to forward a data packet in a network, includes a controller to select at least a node dividing a data path of the data packet into a first path and a second path, from the nodes, based on a condition of the data path, and a node selected by the controller being capable of forwarding the packet to the first path and the second path according to an instruction from the controller. The second path includes a bypass path of the first path.