Methods and apparatus to dynamically store network routes for a communication network
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorMaria Napierala
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to dynamically store network routes for a communication network are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving data via a router having a first memory to store active routes and a second memory to store inactive routes. A destination address associated with the data is identified and in response to detecting that no destination address entry stored in the first memory matches the destination address associated with the data, a default route stored in the first memory is selected to forward the data using a multicast transport protocol.
Claims26
A method of dynamically storing network routes, comprising:
- receiving data via a router having a first memory to store active routes and a second memory to store inactive routes;
- identifying a destination address associated with the data;
- and
- in response to detecting that no destination address entry stored in the first memory matches the destination address associated with the data, selecting a default route stored in the first memory to forward the data using a multicast transport protocol.
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An apparatus to dynamically store network routes, the apparatus comprising:
- a first memory to store active routes;
- a second memory to store inactive routes;
- a data interface to receive data and identify a destination address associated with the data;
- and
- a route manager to select a default route stored in the first memory to forward the data using a multicast transport protocol in response to determining that no destination address entry stored in the first memory matches the destination address associated with the data.
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A machine accessible medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to:
- receive data via a router having a first memory to store active routes and a second memory to store inactive routes;
- identify a destination address associated with the data;
- and
- in response to detecting that no destination address entry stored in the first memory matches the destination address associated with the data, select a default route stored in the first memory to forward the data using a multicast transport protocol.
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24-39. (canceled)
A method of routing data in a communication network, comprising:
- receiving via a router a first data packet associated with a first destination address;
- communicating via the router the first data packet via a multicast transport protocol;
- receiving via the router a second data packet associated with the first destination address;
- and
- communicating via the router the second data packet via a unicast transport protocol.
41-54. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.