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US07734812B2 Method and apparatus for processing outgoing internet protocol packets
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处理传出互联网协议报文的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for processing outgoing internet protocol packets
- Patent Title (中): 处理传出互联网协议报文的方法和装置
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Application No.: US10165084Application Date: 2002-06-06
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Publication No.: US07734812B2Publication Date: 2010-06-08
- Inventor: Kavitha Vittal Murthy Baratakke , Deanna Lynn Quigg Brown , Jeffrey Paul Messing , Venkat Venkatsubra
- Applicant: Kavitha Vittal Murthy Baratakke , Deanna Lynn Quigg Brown , Jeffrey Paul Messing , Venkat Venkatsubra
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Agent Diana R. Gerhardt
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; G06F15/173

Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for processing packets in a network layer. A packet is received for transmission in which the packet includes a destination address. A routing entry for the destination address is identified. A determination is made as to whether a flag indicating the packet is to be broadcast has been set in the routing entry. Header information is placed in the packet in which the header information indicates that the packet is a broadcast packet in response to the flag being set.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030229715A1 Method and apparatus for processing outgoing internet protocol packets Public/Granted day:2003-12-11
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