H04L 45/645
Splitting route computation layer and forwarding layer
Official title: Splitting route computation layer and forwarding layer, e.g. routing according to path computational element [PCE] or based on OpenFlow functionality
H04L45/645 (Splitting route computation layer and forwarding layer) appears on 233 US grants and 291 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 233
- Published applications
- 291
- Assignees
- 100
- Inventors
- 632
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 | 7 |
| 2017 | 12 | 14 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 |
| 2019 | 9 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 | 16 |
| 2021 | 11 | 5 |
| 2022 | 13 | 31 |
| 2023 | 18 | 44 |
| 2024 | 34 | 33 |
| 2025 | 32 | 40 |
| 2026 | 19 | 10 |
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Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Efficient resource management for role-based traffic segmentation in an overlay network15 Sep 2026US 12,739,199 B2Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Enhanced service classification for service function chaining in next generation cellular networks25 Aug 2026US 12,719,788 B2Intel Corporation
- Apparatuses, methods and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for network access11 Aug 2026US 12,707,514 B2Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
- Fabric interconnect as a service in middle mile network4 Aug 2026US 12,701,033 B2Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Apparatuses and methods for facilitating an active path inventory based on path caching and distribution techniques16 Jun 2026US 12,659,264 B2Ciena Corporation
- Data transmission method, device and medium24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292047 A1Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd.
- Selecting Segment Routing Policies based on Eligibility17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281033 A1Ciena Corporation
- Method and apparatus for determining designated forwarder, and network device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0222333 A1Zte Corporation
- Method for obtaining path association information, device, and system21 May 2026US 2026/0142918 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Network service discovery2 Apr 2026US 2026/0095408 A1Juniper Networks, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for routing between virtual resources based on a routing location policy510US 8,054,832 B1Juniper Networks, Inc. · 2011
- Information routing system and apparatus290US 6,999,454 B1Nortel Networks Limited · 2006
- Routed split multilink trunking253US 7,463,579 B2Nortel Networks Limited · 2008
- Content delivery using multiple sources over heterogeneous interfaces198US 8,655,985 B2International Business Machines Corporation · 2014
- Open platform architecture for integrating multiple heterogeneous network functions116US 8,000,329 B2Alcatel Lucent · 2011