Packet communication apparatus with function enhancement module
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1. A packet communication system, comprising:
- a packet communication apparatus including a node management processor for controlling the apparatus, network interfaces for transmitting and receiving packets to and from external networks, function enhancement modules for performing predetermined processes on the packets, and a switch for transferring the packets within the apparatus;
a terminal for transmitting and receiving the packets to and from the packet communication apparatus; and
a external network for connecting the packet communication apparatus with the terminal, wherein the function enhancement module stores the program stored in the memory, the network interface includes a CPU and a memory, the memory is installed a program stored in the function enhancement module, and the CPU processes the packet received from the external networks by executing the program installed in the memory.
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Abstract
A packet communication apparatus comprising a node management processor for controlling the whole apparatus, network interfaces for transmitting and receiving packets to and from external networks, function enhancement modules for performing predetermined processes on the packets, and a switch for transferring the packets within the apparatus. The network interface includes a CPU and a memory, the memory stores a program executed by the CPU, the CPU processes the packet received from the external networks by executing the program, and the function enhancement module stores the program stored in the memory.
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19 Claims
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1. A packet communication system, comprising:
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a packet communication apparatus including a node management processor for controlling the apparatus, network interfaces for transmitting and receiving packets to and from external networks, function enhancement modules for performing predetermined processes on the packets, and a switch for transferring the packets within the apparatus;
a terminal for transmitting and receiving the packets to and from the packet communication apparatus; and
a external network for connecting the packet communication apparatus with the terminal, wherein the function enhancement module stores the program stored in the memory, the network interface includes a CPU and a memory, the memory is installed a program stored in the function enhancement module, and the CPU processes the packet received from the external networks by executing the program installed in the memory.
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2. A packet communication apparatus comprising a node management processor for controlling the apparatus, network interfaces for transmitting and receiving packets to and from external networks, function enhancement modules for performing predetermined processes on the packets, and a switch for transferring the packets within the apparatus, wherein
the function enhancement module stores the program stored in the memory, the network interface includes a CPU and a memory, the memory is installed a program stored in the function enhancement module, and the CPU processes the packet received from the external networks by executing the program installed in the memory.
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19. A method of enhancing functions in a packet communication apparatus comprising a node management processor for controlling the apparatus, network interfaces for transmitting and receiving packets to and from external networks, function enhancement modules for performing predetermined processes on the packets, and a switch for transferring the packets within the apparatus, wherein
the function enhancement module stores the program stored in the memory. the network interface includes a CPU and a memory, the memory is installed a program stored in the function enhancement module, and the CPU processes the packet received from the external networks by executing the program installed in the memory.
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