METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING DATA THROUGH NETWORK TUNNELS

Methods and apparatus for efficiently transporting data through network tunnels. In one embodiment, a tunneled device advertises certain capabilities to peer devices of a network, and discovers capabilities of peer devices of the network. In a second embodiment, each device of a tunneled network der...

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Hauptverfasser: MORA MATTHEW X, MURPHY MICHAEL W, JONES JR. GIRAULT W, GEORGE BRETT D, MONTAGNE RAYMOND B, CORNELIUS WILLIAM P, WARREN NIEL D
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Zusammenfassung:Methods and apparatus for efficiently transporting data through network tunnels. In one embodiment, a tunneled device advertises certain capabilities to peer devices of a network, and discovers capabilities of peer devices of the network. In a second embodiment, each device of a tunneled network derives a network parameter from a transit protocol parameter for use in data networking.