SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS RESOLUTION VIA CONTROL PLANE

    公开(公告)号:US20250030657A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-23

    申请号:US18355074

    申请日:2023-07-19

    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media are provided for performing Internet Protocol (IP) address resolution within a network through a control plane or network controller approach. A provider edge (PE) device receives an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) request message from a locally connected customer edge (CE) device. The PE device transmits the ARP request message to other locally connected CE devices and generates an IP address resolution request message that includes the IP address of a destination CE device. The IP address resolution request message is transmitted to other PE devices within the network. The PE device receives remote adjacency information associated with the destination CE device and transmits an ARP reply message to the locally connected CE device.

    SOURCE-PROVISIONED SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20230034314A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17547735

    申请日:2021-12-10

    Abstract: Techniques for a head-end node in one or more network autonomous systems to utilize a protocol to instantiate services on tail-end nodes. The head-end node can use a service request mechanism that is enabled by the protocol to request service instantiation on the tail-end node without a network operator having to manually configure the tail-end node, or even having access to the tail-end node. Additionally, the protocol may provide mechanisms to define handling attributes for traffic of the service (e.g., quality of service (QoS) attributes, Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) settings, etc.), service acknowledgement mechanisms for the head-end node to determine that the service was instantiated on the tail-end node, and so forth. In this way, a head-end node can be used to instantiate a service on a tail-end node without a network operator having to have direct access to the tail-end node to manually configure the tail-end node.

    Differential processing of packets using service function instances identified by service function values in packets

    公开(公告)号:US11683271B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-20

    申请号:US17200828

    申请日:2021-03-13

    CPC classification number: H04L45/745 H04L12/4633 H04L2212/00

    Abstract: In one embodiment, associated differential processing of decapsulated packets is performed using Service Function Instances (SFIs) identified by Service Function Values (SFVs) derived from their encapsulating transport packets. By using different SFVs associated with different processing policies within a same processing context, one embodiment performs differential processing of streams of packets (arriving in transport packets) as identified by the particular SFV obtained from each particular transport packet. In other words, the processing policy identifies processing performed on the corresponding decapsulated original packet, not processing of the transport packet. Thus, if the original packet is an Internet Protocol (IP) packet, the SFI identifies Layer 3 processing that is performed on the original IP packet. Additionally, one embodiment uses a route advertising protocol (e.g., Border Gateway Protocol) to distribute associations between different SFVs and different addresses in a processing context (e.g., VRF).

    SOURCE-PROVISIONED SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240163197A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-16

    申请号:US18416882

    申请日:2024-01-18

    CPC classification number: H04L45/02 H04L12/4641 H04L12/66 H04L45/74

    Abstract: Techniques for a head-end node in one or more network autonomous systems to utilize a protocol to instantiate services on tail-end nodes. The head-end node can use a service request mechanism that is enabled by the protocol to request service instantiation on the tail-end node without a network operator having to manually configure the tail-end node, or even having access to the tail-end node. Additionally, the protocol may provide mechanisms to define handling attributes for traffic of the service (e.g., quality of service (QoS) attributes, Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) settings, etc.), service acknowledgement mechanisms for the head-end node to determine that the service was instantiated on the tail-end node, and so forth. In this way, a head-end node can be used to instantiate a service on a tail-end node without a network operator having to have direct access to the tail-end node to manually configure the tail-end node.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK TRAFFIC DIVERSION

    公开(公告)号:US20220210051A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-30

    申请号:US17699237

    申请日:2022-03-21

    Abstract: A method, network device, and computer program product for network traffic diversion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a frame at a core edge node that is a member of a redundancy group (where the frame comprises network address information and a packet), and determining whether a link (to which the core edge node is communicatively coupled) is affected by a network failure. The frame was sourced by a remote core edge node that is not a member of the redundancy group, and the network address information indicates that the packet is to be forwarded via the link. In response to the link being affected by the network failure, the method further includes generating a modified frame and forwarding the modified frame to another core edge node. The generating comprises including a redirect label in the modified frame. The another core edge node is another member of the redundancy group.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK TRAFFIC DIVERSION

    公开(公告)号:US20210152464A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-20

    申请号:US16686896

    申请日:2019-11-18

    Abstract: A method, network device, and computer program product for network traffic diversion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a frame at a core edge node that is a member of a redundancy group (where the frame comprises network address information and a packet), and determining whether a link (to which the core edge node is communicatively coupled) is affected by a network failure. The frame was sourced by a remote core edge node that is not a member of the redundancy group, and the network address information indicates that the packet is to be forwarded via the link. In response to the link being affected by the network failure, the method further includes generating a modified frame and forwarding the modified frame to another core edge node. The generating comprises including a redirect label in the modified frame. The another core edge node is another member of the redundancy group.

    Method and system for network traffic diversion

    公开(公告)号:US12003406B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-04

    申请号:US17699237

    申请日:2022-03-21

    CPC classification number: H04L45/22 H04L45/28 H04L45/50

    Abstract: A method, network device, and computer program product for network traffic diversion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a frame at a core edge node that is a member of a redundancy group (where the frame comprises network address information and a packet), and determining whether a link is affected by a network failure. The frame was sourced by a remote core edge node that is not a member of the redundancy group, and the network address information indicates that the packet is to be forwarded via the link. In response to the link being affected by the network failure, the method further includes generating a modified frame and forwarding the modified frame to another core edge node. The generating comprises including a redirect label in the modified frame. The another core edge node is another member of the redundancy group.

    Source-provisioned services infrastructure

    公开(公告)号:US11929906B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US17547735

    申请日:2021-12-10

    CPC classification number: H04L45/02 H04L12/4641 H04L12/66 H04L45/74

    Abstract: Techniques for a head-end node in one or more network autonomous systems to utilize a protocol to instantiate services on tail-end nodes. The head-end node can use a service request mechanism that is enabled by the protocol to request service instantiation on the tail-end node without a network operator having to manually configure the tail-end node, or even having access to the tail-end node. Additionally, the protocol may provide mechanisms to define handling attributes for traffic of the service (e.g., quality of service (QoS) attributes, Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) settings, etc.), service acknowledgement mechanisms for the head-end node to determine that the service was instantiated on the tail-end node, and so forth. In this way, a head-end node can be used to instantiate a service on a tail-end node without a network operator having to have direct access to the tail-end node to manually configure the tail-end node.

    Method and system for network traffic diversion

    公开(公告)号:US11316777B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16686896

    申请日:2019-11-18

    Abstract: A method, network device, and computer program product for network traffic diversion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a frame at a core edge node that is a member of a redundancy group (where the frame comprises network address information and a packet), and determining whether a link (to which the core edge node is communicatively coupled) is affected by a network failure. The frame was sourced by a remote core edge node that is not a member of the redundancy group, and the network address information indicates that the packet is to be forwarded via the link. In response to the link being affected by the network failure, the method further includes generating a modified frame and forwarding the modified frame to another core edge node. The generating comprises including a redirect label in the modified frame. The another core edge node is another member of the redundancy group.

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