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Data forwarding method and apparatus

  • US 20020196802A1
  • Filed: 06/14/2002
  • Published: 12/26/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data forwarder to forward data on a computer network, including:

  • at least one input interface;

    a plurality of output interfaces, each output interface having an actual address;

    means for matching the actual addresses of the output interfaces with virtual addresses of the output interfaces, the virtual addresses actually associated with the data forwarder but only virtually associated with the output interfaces;

    means for receiving data over the input interface, the received data including information content and also having one of the virtual addresses included therein; and

    means for matching the virtual address in the data to one of the output interfaces, using the matching means, and for transmitting the information content of the data over the output interface to which the address in the data has been matched by the matching means.

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