20250233825. Segment Routing Network (Cisco Technology, .)
SEGMENT ROUTING NETWORK SIGNALING AND PACKET PROCESSING
Abstract: in one embodiment, a service chain data packet is instrumented as it is communicated among network nodes in a network providing service-level and/or networking operations visibility. the service chain data packet includes a particular header identifying a service group defining one or more service functions, and is a data packet and not a probe packet. a network node adds networking and/or service-layer operations data to the particular service chain data packet, such as, but not limited to, in the particular header. such networking operations data includes a performance metric or attribute related to the transport of the particular service chain packet in the network. such service-layer operations data includes a performance metric or attribute related to the service-level processing of the particular service chain data packet in the network.
Inventor(s): Clarence Filsfils, Zafar Ali, Syed Kamran Raza, Ahmed Refaat Bashandy, Nagendra Kumar Nainar, Carlos M. Pignataro, Jaganbabu Rajamanickam, Rakesh Gandhi, Bhupendra Yadav, Faisal Iqbal
CPC Classification: H04L45/34 ({Source routing})
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- Patent Applications
- Cisco Technology, Inc.
- CPC H04L45/34
- Clarence Filsfils of Brussels BE
- Zafar Ali of Hicksville NY US
- Syed Kamran Raza of Kanata CA
- Ahmed Refaat Bashandy of Milpitas CA US
- Nagendra Kumar Nainar of Morrisville NC US
- Carlos M. Pignataro of Cary NC US
- Jaganbabu Rajamanickam of Stittsville CA
- Rakesh Gandhi of Stittsville CA
- Bhupendra Yadav of Kanata CA
- Faisal Iqbal of Ottawa CA