Method And Systems For Incrementally Resolving A Host Name To A Network Address
First Claim
1. A method for incrementally resolving a host name to a network address, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a path node in a network path to a destination node, a packet including a name corresponding to a portion of a network address;
determining the portion of the network address corresponding to the name;
determining, based on the portion of the network address, a network interface of the path node; and
transmitting the packet via the determined network interface to a next node in the network path to the destination node,wherein at least one of the preceding actions is performed on at least one electronic hardware component.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for incrementally resolving a host name to a network address. In one aspect, the method includes receiving, by a path node in a network path to a destination node, a packet including a name corresponding to a portion of a network address. The method also includes determining the portion of the network address corresponding to the name. The method further includes determining a network interface of the path node based on the portion of the network address. The method still further includes transmitting the packet via the determined network interface to a next node in the network path to the destination node.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for incrementally resolving a host name to a network address, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a path node in a network path to a destination node, a packet including a name corresponding to a portion of a network address; determining the portion of the network address corresponding to the name; determining, based on the portion of the network address, a network interface of the path node; and transmitting the packet via the determined network interface to a next node in the network path to the destination node, wherein at least one of the preceding actions is performed on at least one electronic hardware component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for incrementally resolving a host name to a network address, the system comprising:
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means for receiving, by a path node in a network path to a destination node, a packet including a name corresponding to a portion of a network address; means for determining the portion of the network address corresponding to the name; means for determining a network interface of the path node based on the portion of the network address; and means for transmitting the packet via the determined network interface to a next node in the network path to the destination node, wherein at least one of the means includes at least one electronic hardware component.
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14. A system for incrementally resolving a host name to a network address, the system comprising system components including:
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a packet detector component, in a path node in a network path to a destination node, configured to receive a packet including a name corresponding to a portion of a network address; a resolver component configured to determine the portion of the network address corresponding to the name; a forwarding engine component configured to determine a network interface of the path node based on the portion of the network address; and a network interface component configured to transmit the packet via the determined network interface to a next node in the network path to the destination node, wherein at least one of the system components includes at least one electronic hardware component. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer readable medium storing a computer program, executable by a machine, for incrementally resolving a host name to a network address, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
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receiving, by a path node in a network path to a destination node, a packet including a name corresponding to a portion of a network address; determining the portion of the network address corresponding to the name; determining a network interface of the path node based on the portion of the network address; and transmitting the packet via the determined network interface to a next node in the network path to the destination node.
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