Apparatus and method for flow-level demultiplexing

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H04L 12/56 (2006.01) H04L 29/06 (2006.01)

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CA 2285851

A packet routing system is disclosed that allows for efficient transfer of data flows from router to router with use of supertrunking. The router that receives a data flow inputs the packets of the data flow, determines the logical output port corresponding to the data flow, assigns the entire data flow to a physical output port within the logical output port with use of a load balancing function, encapsulates each packet within a Packet Forwarding Header (PFH) and a Rotator Information Unit (RIU) header that identifies the assigned physical output port, and outputs the encapsulated packets of the data flow to the assigned physical output port. The assigned physical output port removes the PFH and the RIU header from each packet and outputs the packets to a physical link. The router that receives the packets can treat the packets of the particular data flow like typical packets since all the packets of the same data flow traverse the same physical link resulting in no mis-ordering of packets.

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