EMBEDDING OF CONTEXT INFORMATION IN NETWORKING PACKETS

EMBEDDING OF CONTEXT INFORMATION IN NETWORKING PACKETS

The disclosure relates in one aspect to a networking device (100) for forwarding network packets (131, 132, 133) over a network by segment routing. The device (100) comprises a routing module configured to forward a network packet according to a segment list (111-114) incorporated into the network p...

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Hauptverfasser: Vigoureux, Martin, Aissaoui, Mustapha, Van De Velde, Gunter, Henderickx, Wim
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Zusammenfassung:The disclosure relates in one aspect to a networking device (100) for forwarding network packets (131, 132, 133) over a network by segment routing. The device (100) comprises a routing module configured to forward a network packet according to a segment list (111-114) incorporated into the network packet (131), and a logging module for adding context information to the network packet. The logging module is further configured to construct one or more information segments (115) comprising the context information and to insert the one or more information segments (115) into the segment list.