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Communication device for selecting route of packet

  • US 20010046227A1
  • Filed: 01/25/2001
  • Published: 11/29/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication device for selecting a route of a packet, comprising:

  • a static routing table storing first routing information of a packet based on static routing;

    a dynamic routing table storing second routing information of a packet obtained based on a dynamic routing protocol; and

    a judging unit obtaining the first and second routing information of the packet from said static routing table and said dynamic routing table;

    if failure do not occur in a static route as a route corresponding to the first routing information obtained from said static routing table, selecting the static route as a route to which the packet should be forwarded; and

    selecting, if the failure occur in the static route, a dynamic route as a route corresponding to the second routing information obtained from said dynamic routing table, instead of the static route.

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