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Device and method for collapsed forwarding

  • US 10,009,274 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2016
  • Issued: 06/26/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device, comprising:

  • a first routing instance; and

    a second routing instance,wherein the first routing instance is implemented at least partially in hardware to;

    receive, from the second routing instance, forwarding information identifying a next-hop;

    receive, via a component of the first routing instance, network traffic;

    determine, based on the network traffic and the forwarding information, an interface to a component of the second routing instance; and

    provide, to the component of the second routing instance, the network traffic via the interface,the second routing instance to provide the network traffic to the next-hop.

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