Forwarding data path optimization in a distributed environment for achieving micro-mobility
First Claim
1. A computerized method, comprising:
- receiving a mobility message by a network element indicating a mobile node has coupled to a new access port, wherein the mobility message further indicates that the mobile node moved from an old access port to the new access port, and wherein the network element comprises the old and new access port;
adding an entry in a forwarding table associated with an old egress engine to redirect a set of packets destined to the mobile node to a new egress engine, wherein the new egress engine is associated with the new access port; and
forwarding the set of packets to the mobile node from the old egress engine via the new egress engine.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of updating a forwarding plane of a network element in response to receiving a mobility event is described. The network element receives a mobility message indicating a mobile node has coupled to a new access port associated with the network element. The message further indicates that the mobile node moved from an old access port to a new access port. The network element adds an entry in a forwarding table of the old egress engine to redirect a set of packets destined to the mobile node to a new egress engine, where the new egress engine is associated with the new access port. Furthermore, the network element redirects the set of packet from the old egress engine to the new egress engine.
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20 Claims
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1. A computerized method, comprising:
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receiving a mobility message by a network element indicating a mobile node has coupled to a new access port, wherein the mobility message further indicates that the mobile node moved from an old access port to the new access port, and wherein the network element comprises the old and new access port; adding an entry in a forwarding table associated with an old egress engine to redirect a set of packets destined to the mobile node to a new egress engine, wherein the new egress engine is associated with the new access port; and forwarding the set of packets to the mobile node from the old egress engine via the new egress engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A machine-readable medium that stores instructions, which when executed by a set of one or more processors, cause said set of processors to perform operations comprising:
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receive a mobility message by a network element indicating a mobile node has coupled to a new access port, wherein the mobility message further indicates that the mobile node moved from an old access port to the new access port, and wherein the network element comprises the old and new access port; add an entry in a forwarding table associated with an old egress engine to redirect a set of packets destined to the mobile node to a new egress engine, wherein the new egress engine is associated with the new access port; and forward the set of packets to the mobile node from the old egress engine via the new egress engine. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network comprising:
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a mobile node; and a network element comprising; a plurality of access ports, a set of one or more ingress engines, wherein one of the set of one or more ingress engines receives a mobility message indicating the mobile node has coupled to a new one of the plurality of access ports, wherein the mobility message further indicates that the mobile node moved from an old one of the plurality of access ports to the new access port, and a plurality of egress engines, wherein one of the plurality of egress engines that is associated with the old one of the plurality of access ports adds an entry in a forwarding table to redirect a set of packets destined to the mobile node to the new one of the plurality of egress engines, wherein the new one of the plurality of egress engines is associated with the new one of the plurality of access ports, and wherein the old one of the plurality of egress engines forwards the set of packets to the mobile node via the new one of the plurality of egress engines. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a mobility message indicating a mobile node has coupled to a new access port, wherein the mobility message further indicates that the mobile node moved from an old access port to the new access port, and wherein the network element comprises the old and new access port; means for adding an entry in a forwarding table associated with an old egress engine to redirect a set of packets destined to the mobile node to a new egress engine, wherein the new egress engine is associated with the new access port; and means for forwarding the set of packets to the mobile node from the old egress engine via the new egress engine. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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