Patent ID: 9509604
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method to configure endpoints of a packet routing network configured to route packets between endpoints coupled to the network, based at least in part upon destination endpoint address information within packets transmitted through the network, wherein one or more endpoints includes Flash storage that includes Flash storage locations, comprising: providing multiple endpoints configured to impart services to packets, wherein at least some of the endpoints are configured to impart services that are different from services imparted by other of the endpoints; providing a plurality of information structure portions that associate flow identifiers with next hop destination endpoint addresses to define a plurality of flow identifier-next hop destination endpoint addresses pairs (pairs); storing different pairs within non-transitory storage devices at different endpoints so that relationships among the next hop destination endpoint addresses of the pairs stored at different endpoints define multiple respective sequences of endpoints, wherein respective sequences of endpoints include one or more endpoints configured to impart a service and an endpoint that includes Flash storage; and transmitting the pairs over the packet routing network to the endpoints where they are stored.