INTERNETWORK APPARATUS

• Main Authors: SAINOMOTO YOSHITAKA, HIGUCHI HIDEMITSU, IKEDA NAOYA, INAGAKI YUKIHIDE, YOSHINO SHIGEKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.06.2010
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an internetwork apparatus which performs additional function processing by a function extension module and routing processing at high speed and extends a function to a scalable one by mounting one or a plurality of function extension modules. SOLUTION: By configuring the function extension module 6 by connecting the function execution module 62 for executing function extension to a high-speed routing module 32 allowing routing processing by hardware and by using the connected routing module 32, a high-speed property of routing processing to select and transfer a new routing destination of a packet is maintained and function extension by the scalable function extension module is achieved by connecting plural sheets of function execution modules 62 even when the packet having new address information is generated by working packet data by the function execution module 62. A plurality of functions are incorporated in one internetwork apparatus by mounting the plural function execution modules 62 whose functions are different each other. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT