| US 7,388,869 B2 | ||
| System and method for routing among private addressing domains | ||
| Matthew Butehorn, Mt. Airy, Md. (US); John Border, Poolesville, Md. (US); Patrick Stevens, Eldersburg, Md. (US); Robert Torres, New Market, Md. (US); Dennis Conti, Annapolis, Md. (US); Vaibhav Kumar, Germantown, Md. (US); Deepak Aryee, McLean, Va. (US); and Mangala Kannan, Potomac, Md. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hughes Network Systems, LLC, Germantown, Md. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 17, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/715,178. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/427511, filed on Nov. 19, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0132451 A1, Jul. 08, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—401 [370/392; 370/316; 370/230; 370/356] | 47 Claims |
| 1. A communication apparatus for routing over a radio network, the apparatus comprising:
an air interface configured to receive a packet over the radio network, the packet being destined for a destination host,
wherein the radio network supports meshed connectivity;
a communication interface coupled to the air interface; and
logic for determining whether the destination host is reachable by the communication interface based upon a route table,
wherein if the destination host is determined not to be reachable, the logic redirects the packet over the radio network according
to the route table,
wherein a route sewer within the radio network is configured to collect routing information from a plurality of terminals
including the source terminal, the routing information specifying reachability of a host or a network connected to a corresponding
one of the terminals, the route table being updated based on the collected routing information.
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