Patent ID: 8170034
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A signal forwarding system comprising, a plurality of communication nodes, the plurality of communication nodes including a plurality of forwarding devices, a plurality of communication routes, each for forwarding a signal through at least one of the communication nodes, being possibly present between arbitrary ones of the communication nodes, wherein each of the forwarding devices includes: transmission means for receiving a first unwrapped signal from another one of the communication nodes to create a first wrapper signal containing the first unwrapped signal, the first wrapper signal not being used by the another communication node for selection of a communication route, and of transmitting the first wrapper signal to a further one of the communication nodes; and selection means for receiving a second wrapper signal from a communication node and selecting one from the plurality of communication routes in accordance with a second unwrapped signal contained in the second wrapper signal.