US 2015/0319074 A1 · Cluster and Forwarding Method

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a cluster that includes a first node and a second node, and the first node and the second node are configured to cooperatively perform a forwarding service on a first packet, where the first node is configured to receive the first packet by using an inbound interface and determine the inbound interface; and the second node is configured to determine an outbound interface according to a forwarding table corresponding to the forwarding service and forward the first packet by using the outbound interface of the second node. In addition, the embodiments of the present invention further provide other clusters and forwarding methods. The foregoing technical solutions help to reduce software and hardware resources occupied by a cluster.

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Dependent claims

A cluster comprising:

a first node and a second node, wherein the first node and the second node are configured to cooperatively perform a forwarding service on a first packet, wherein the first node is configured to receive the first packet by using an inbound interface and determine the inbound interface, and wherein the second node is configured to determine an outbound interface according to a forwarding table corresponding to the forwarding service and forward the first packet by using the outbound interface of the second node.

A cluster comprising:

a first node, a second node, and a third node,
wherein the first node, the second node, and the third node are configured to cooperatively perform a forwarding service on a first packet,
wherein the first node is configured to receive the first packet by using an inbound interface and determine the inbound interface,
wherein the second node is configured to determine the third node and an outbound interface according to a forwarding table corresponding to the forwarding service, and
wherein the third node is configured to forward the first packet by using the outbound interface of the third node.

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A forwarding method comprising:

cooperatively performing, by a first node, a second node, and a third node in a cluster, a forwarding service on a first packet,
wherein the first node receives the first packet by using an inbound interface and determines the inbound interface,
wherein the second node determines the third node and an outbound interface according to a forwarding table corresponding to the forwarding service, and
wherein the third node forwards the first packet by using the outbound interface of the third node.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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