Method of forwarding packet and apparatus thereof
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsNam Seok KO, Sung Kee NOH, Jong Dae PARK, Soon Seok LEE
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Abstract
Provided are a method of packet forwarding and an apparatus therefor. In the method, a method performed in a network apparatus includes receiving at least one packet, providing the at least one packet to a network controller through a data plane when flow information to forward the at least one packet is not available and receiving a message including the flow information to forward the at least one packet from the network controller through a control plane. Therefore, the method and the apparatus may increase an efficiency of packet forwarding by simplifying procedure of configuring flow rules on newly input packets.
Claims20
A method of packet forwarding performed in a network apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one packet;
- providing the at least one packet to a network controller through a data plane when flow information to forward the at least one packet is not available;
- and
- receiving a message including the flow information to forward the at least one packet from the network controller through a control plane.
A method of supporting packet forwarding performed in a network controller controlling a network apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one packet from the network apparatus;
- generating flow information to forward the at least one packet;
- and
- transmitting the flow information to the network apparatus.
An apparatus for packet forwarding, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to receive at least one packet, provide the at least one packet to a network controller through a data plane when flow information for forwarding the at least one packet is not available, and receive a message including the flow information from the network controller through a control plane;
- and
- a storage configured to store information to be processed by the processor and information processed by the processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.