Content based routing devices and methods
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1. A routing system comprising at least one router programmed to route a packet by analyzing a non-address portion of the packet and routing the packet at least partially based on the analysis.
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Abstract
Content based routing and broadcasting methods and devices (10) utilizing routers (100) programmed to analyze the non-address portion (701) of data packets (700) and to route the packets (700) accordingly are described as are their application in support of blind broadcasting.
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- 1. A routing system comprising at least one router programmed to route a packet by analyzing a non-address portion of the packet and routing the packet at least partially based on the analysis.
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11. A method of routing data across a network comprising:
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providing a network having a router, a broadcasting node, and a receiving node;
causing the broadcasting node to originate a series of data packets, each data packet having a non-address portion;
causing the router to analyze the non-address portion of at least some of the data packets, and, if the analysis indicates that the series of packets is of interest to the receiving node, transmitting copies of each of the series of packets to the receiving node. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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