Authenticated group context in transitive IP network domains
US10104050B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/104
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving at a node of a transitive IP network a data packet including a Network Services Header (“NSH”); accessing by the transitive IP network node context contained in the NSH, wherein the context may be used by the transitive IP network node to perform an enhanced network service in connection with the received data packet; performing by the transitive IP network node the enhanced network service in connection with the received data packet using the accessed context; and, subsequent to the performing, forwarding the received packet to a next node.
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