System and Method for a Context Layer Switch
First Claim
1. A system for Context Label Switching comprisinga context label layer for managing context label for each content chunk, the context label comprising at least one of user ID information, interested content information, location information, time stamp information, and security information, wherein the context label layer comprisesa routing plane configured to determine a routing path for content chunk in accordance with the context label;
- a service plane configured to process the content chunk; and
a cache plane configured to store and manage the content chunk in association with the context label.
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a network device has an input port for receiving input packets, and an output port for sending output packets, where the input packets and output packets have context layer information. The network device also includes a processor configured to process the input packets and output packets using a network protocol having a context layer.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for Context Label Switching comprising
a context label layer for managing context label for each content chunk, the context label comprising at least one of user ID information, interested content information, location information, time stamp information, and security information, wherein the context label layer comprises a routing plane configured to determine a routing path for content chunk in accordance with the context label; -
a service plane configured to process the content chunk; and a cache plane configured to store and manage the content chunk in association with the context label. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for Context Label Switching comprising
determining, by a routing plane of a context label layer, a routing path for a content chunk in accordance with a context label, context label being managed by the context label layer and comprising at least one of user ID information, interested content information, location information, time stamp information, and security information, wherein the context label layer performs processing, by a service plane of the context label layer, the content chunk, and storing and managing, by a cache plane of the context label layer, the content chunk in association with the context label.
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