A method of transmitting a BGP message and a routing device are provided. According to an example of the method, a queue for holding BGP messages to be transmitted is partitioned into more than two subqueues according to types of BGP routes, where each of the subqueues is used to hold a BGP message carrying a corresponding type of BGP route. A BGP message carrying a BGP route to be advertised is placed into one of the more than two subqueues according to the type of the BGP route. A target subqueue is selected from the more than two subqueues according to a first scheduling algorithm, and a BGP message in the target subqueue is transmitted.

Simultaneous dual band operation (2.4 and 5 GHz) is common in APs on the market today, and tri-band devices are expected in the market soon. Link aggregation can also be applicable to multiple air interfaces in the same band (for instance 2 independent IEEE 802.11ac/ax air interfaces at 5 GHz on 2 different 80 MHz channels). One exemplary aspect provides technology that enables significantly higher throughput and/or higher reliability for two stations (STAs) or a STA and the access point (AP) when the devices support simultaneous multi-band operation.

Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for routing interests and/or content in an information centric network. A router can include a memory and routing circuitry coupled to the memory, the routing circuitry configured to receive a packet, receive one or more attributes including at least one of (1) a network attribute, (2) a platform attribute, and (3) a content attribute, determine which neighbor node is to receive the packet next based on the received one or more attributes, and forward the packet to the determined neighbor node.

A representation of packet processing operations is obtained from a client of a provider network. A set of packet processing nodes is configured at a premise external to the provider network, and the representation is transmitted to the premise. In response to a reception of a network packet, the set of packet processing nodes perform the packet processing operations at the external premise.

Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for interfacing between a host-oriented network (HON) and an information-centric network (ICN). A device can include a first interface to couple to a host-oriented network (HON), a second interface to couple to an information-centric network (ICN), a memory including data stored thereon mapping named data in the ICN to a respective host in the HON, and content processing circuitry to receive an interest packet or content packet from the ICN through the first interface, produce a corresponding HON packet based on the mapping in the memory, and provide the HON packet to the HON through the second interface.

Some embodiments provide a method for a forwarding element (FE) operating in a network of FEs. The method receives a data message with an access control list (ACL) rule and a first digest for the ACL rule appended to the data message. The ACL rule specifies that the packet is allowed to be sent through the network. The method verifies the ACL rule by computing a second digest from the ACL rule using a secret key and comparing the first digest to the second digest. The method determines whether the packet matches the ACL rule by comparing values in headers of the data message to values specified in the ACL rule. The method only forwards the data message if the ACL rule is verified and the packet matches the ACL rule.

At a router, at least one memory and computer program code stored therein are configured to, with at least one processor, cause the router to: determine source router identification information for a tunnel traversing the router based on a routable source IP address for the tunnel; determine destination router identification information for the tunnel based on a routable destination IP address for the tunnel; program a bit string entry for the tunnel in a Bit Index Forwarding Table (BIFT) for tunnels from a source router to a plurality of destination routers, the BIFT being indexed based on the source router identification information and at least a portion of the destination router identification information; and route packet data received at the router according to the BIFT.

A communication apparatus 1 is provided with a first communication interface 11, second communication interfaces 12 connected to a plurality of access routers 3 connected to an Internet 6, and a route determination unit which, for a packet being communicated from the first communication interface 11 to the second communication interfaces 12, determines the second communication interface 12 in accordance with an elapsed time since connecting start of a connection with a destination of the packet. Connections having started within a predetermined time are treated as connections constituting one user session. Therefore, connections constituting the same user session can be communicated via the same access router without the need of analyzing a protocol of a layer.

Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for managing content of an information centric network (ICN). A component of an ICN can include a memory including an extended content store that includes content from at least one other component of the ICN, and first attributes of the content, the first attributes including a content popularity value that indicates a number of requests for the content, and processing circuitry to increment the content popularity value in response to a transmission of a first content packet that includes the content, the first content packet transmitted in response to receiving an interest packet.

Provided are systems, methods, and computer-readable medium for enabling sharing of a multi-channel packet processor by multiple processes executing on a network device. The network device can include a memory management unit, configured to include an address map. The address map can include a reserved portion. The virtual machine can allocate a guest portion in the address map, where the guest portion is allocated in a part of the address map that does not include the reserved portion. A first channel from the packet processor can be assigned to the guest portion, and the virtual machine can use the first channel to receive packets. The reserved portion can be assigned to a host process executing on the network device. A second channel from the packet processor can be assigned to the reserved portion. The host process can transmit packets to the network using the second channel.