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Information routing system and apparatus

  • US 6,999,454 B1
  • Filed: 01/17/2002
  • Issued: 02/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information routing system comprising:

  • at least one control processor component;

    at least one service termination component;

    control plane logic including box management control logic isolated to the at least one control processor component and routing control logic distributed across the at least one control processor component and the at least one service termination component;

    forwarding plane logic separate from the control plane logic and distributed across the at least one control processor component and the at least one service termination component;

    routing table management logic distributed across the at least one control processor component and the at least one service termination component;

    a control interface for transporting control plane information between the at least one control processor component and the at least one service termination component; and

    a routing fabric separate from the control interface for transporting forwarding plane information between the at least one control processor component and the at least one service termination component.

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