| US 7,430,170 B2 | ||
| System and method for implementing protocol stack across multiple chassis | ||
| Atul B. Mahamuni, San Jose, Calif. (US); and Chi-Fai Ho, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Nokia Siemens Networks Oy, Espoo (Finland) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 26, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/331,162. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0125746 A1, Jul. 01, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 1/10 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04J 3/14 (2006.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—235 [370/389; 370/217] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A network element that appears as a single node within communication network comprising:
a routing node configured to perform actions, including:
receiving a packet that is destined for a server address that is associated with a server node;
determining when to process the packet based on an inspection of the packet and processing efficiency of the routing-node
and the server-node; and
processing the packet when so determined; otherwise sending the packet to the server node,
wherein the server node is configured to receive the packet sent by the routing-node, and process the packet, and wherein
the router address and the server address are the same.
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