View source for 20250168111. Methods Apparatus F (Cisco Technology, .)

= METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING LOCAL PROCESSING METADATA IN NETWORK HEADERS =

'''Abstract''':
disclosed are systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media to encode network functions in a packet header. a method includes receiving a first packet from a source device that is to be delivered to a destination address through a network; determining a route to the destination address; identifying at least one network function for the first packet; encapsulating the first packet in a second packet, wherein a header of the second packet includes the route to the destination address in a destination address field and local processing metadata associated with the at least one network function in a source address field; and forwarding the second packet to a next network node of the network identified in the destination address.

'''Inventor(s)''': [[:Category:Clarence Filsfils of Brussels  BE|Clarence Filsfils]], [[:Category:Pablo Camarillo Garvia of Madrid  ES|Pablo Camarillo Garvia]], [[:Category:Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Abdelsalam of L’Aquila  IT|Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Abdelsalam]], [[:Category:Francois Clad of Strasbourg  FR|Francois Clad]]

'''CPC Classification''': [[:Category:CPC_H04L45/566|H04L45/566]] ({Routing instructions carried by the data packet, e.g. active networks})


[[Category:Patent Applications]]
[[Category:Cisco Technology, Inc.]]
[[Category:CPC_H04L45/566]]
[[Category:Clarence Filsfils of Brussels  BE]]
[[Category:Pablo Camarillo Garvia of Madrid  ES]]
[[Category:Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Abdelsalam of L’Aquila  IT]]
[[Category:Francois Clad of Strasbourg  FR]]

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