Patent ID: 7899057
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A networking system comprising: a processor and memory, the memory having stored thereon a routing data structure, a transaction data structure, and first packet-route-to data; the processor being configured to receive a packet; to copy second route-to data from an entry in the routing data structure to the first packet-route-to data, the entry being associated with an identifier associated with the packet, the second route-to data comprising a value indicating that the packet should be routed back to the processor; to determine whether the packet is in order; to, when the packet is in order, copy third route-to data to the first packet-route-to data, the third route-to data comprising a value indicating that the packet should be routed to a destination; and to route the packet according to the first packet-route-to data.