Patent ID: 7715393
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of registering processing modules with interfaces at a forwarder, comprising: a. determining the interfaces to the forwarder, wherein the interfaces are each configured to be assigned processing modules for processing information transport elements; b. for each interface, assigning a respective first set of processing modules to an inbound processing path wherein the choice of the processing modules for each respective first set is dependent on a communications protocol of the interface, wherein the assignment of each module in each respective first set of processing modules to the interface is performed during a system start-up process at runtime; c. for each interface, assigning a respective second set of processing modules to an outbound processing path wherein the choice of the processing modules for each respective second set is dependent on the communications protocol of the interface, wherein the assignment of each module in each respective second set of processing modules to the interface is performed during the system start-up process at runtime; d. for each interface, ordering the respective first set of processing modules according to a first priority of execution of each processing module in the respective first set, such that the first set of processing modules are executed in order according to the first priority; and e. for each interface, ordering the respective second set of processing modules according to a second priority of execution of each processing module in the respective second set, such that the second set of processing modules are executed in order according to the second priority.