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A system for routing data through a network determines whether router identification information is associated with the data. The system then identifies a next hop router from a router table if router identification information is associated with the data. Otherwise, the system identifies a next hop

A system for routing data through a network determines whether router identification information is associated with the data. The system then identifies a next hop router from a router table if router identification information is associated with the data. Otherwise, the system identifies a next hop router from a routing table if router identification information is not associated with the data. When identifying a next hop router from the router table, the system determines whether a match exists between entries in the router table and the router identification information. The system may set a switch tag in the data packet, in which the switch tag corresponds to a destination router identification. The router table used by the system contains information regarding how to reach all known routers.

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[ What is claimed is:] [13.]13. A router in a network comprising:a routing table containing a destination and a route to the destination, the routing table being generated by the router;a router table including all known routers; anda routing engine coupled to the routing table and the router table,

[ What is claimed is:] [13.]13. A router in a network comprising:a routing table containing a destination and a route to the destination, the routing table being generated by the router;a router table including all known routers; anda routing engine coupled to the routing table and the router table, the routing engine being configured to forward data toward the destination in response to router identification information associated with the data and to identify a next hop router from the routing table if the data and the router table do not contain the router identification information.