System comprising a terminal system, an access multiplexer and a network
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Abstract
Systems for transmitting information from terminal systems (1) via access multiplexers (3) comprising virtual forwarder systems (5) to networks are made less complex by inserting at the terminal systems (1) virtual forwarder internet protocol addresses (35,64,66) into destination fields of internet protocol headers for heading the information and by inserting destination internet protocol addresses (36,37,38,65,67) into routing fields of the internet protocol headers. Both the terminal systems (1) and the access multiplexers (3) should be made capable of dealing with internet protocol headers of the internet protocol version-4 or the internet protocol version-6 or higher, which comprise a destination field and a routing field. The destination internet protocol addresses (36,37,38,65,67) in the routing fields allow distinguishment between different classes of services and/or applications used by the terminal system (1) simultaneously, without the access multiplexers (3) being obliged to unpack (parts of) the information and to detect (parts of) the information at higher layers.
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20 Claims
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11. An access multiplexer (3) for use in a system for transmitting information from a terminal system (1,2) via the access multiplexer (3) to a network coupled to the access multiplexer (3), which access multiplexer (3) comprises a virtual forwarder system (5), wherein the access multiplexer (3) further comprises:
a sender (82) for sending a virtual forwarder internet protocol address (35,64,66) defining at least a part of the virtual forwarder system (5) to the terminal system (1,2). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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18. Terminal system (1,2) for use in a system for transmitting information from the terminal system (1,2) via an access multiplexer (3) to a network coupled to the access multiplexer (3), which access multiplexer (3) comprises a virtual forwarder system (5), characterised in that the terminal system (1,2) comprises
a receiver (92) for receiving a virtual forwarder internet protocol address (35,64,66) defining at least a part of the virtual forwarder system (5); - and
an inserter (91d) for inserting the virtual forwarder internet protocol address (35,64,66) into a destination field of an internet protocol header for heading the information and for inserting a destination internet protocol address (36,37,38,65,67) into a routing field of the internet protocol header, which destination internet protocol address (36,37,38,65,67) defines a destination in the network. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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