NETWORK DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC BREAKOUT
First Claim
1. A network device comprisinga receiving unit,a sending unit,an evaluating unit,wherein the receiving unit is adapted to receive a trigger signal for preparing a breakout of a plurality of packets, wherein the plurality of packets comprise at least one packet from a first source and at least one packet from a second source,wherein the evaluating unit is adapted to evaluate the trigger signal,wherein the evaluation unit is adapted to evaluate packets from the first source and packets from the second source, andwherein the evaluation unit is adapted to distinguish packets from the first source from packets from the second source.
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Abstract
According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention a network device may be provided which may comprise a receiving unit, a sending unit and an evaluating unit. It may be foreseen that the receiving unit may be adapted to receive a trigger signal for preparing a breakout of a plurality of packets, wherein the plurality of packets may comprise at least one packet from a first source and at least one packet from a second source and wherein the evaluating unit may be adapted to evaluate the trigger signal. Moreover, the evaluation unit may be adapted to evaluate packets from a first source and packets from a second source and the evaluation unit may be adapted to distinguish packets from the first source from packets from the second source.
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15 Claims
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1. A network device comprising
a receiving unit, a sending unit, an evaluating unit, wherein the receiving unit is adapted to receive a trigger signal for preparing a breakout of a plurality of packets, wherein the plurality of packets comprise at least one packet from a first source and at least one packet from a second source, wherein the evaluating unit is adapted to evaluate the trigger signal, wherein the evaluation unit is adapted to evaluate packets from the first source and packets from the second source, and wherein the evaluation unit is adapted to distinguish packets from the first source from packets from the second source.
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13. A method for providing communications traffic breakout comprising:
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receiving a trigger signal for preparing a breakout of a plurality of packets, wherein the plurality of packets comprise at least one packet from a first source and one packet from a second source, evaluating the trigger signal, evaluating packets from a first source and from a second source, distinguishing packets from the first source from packets from the second source. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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