End to end application identification and analytics of tunnel encapsulated traffic in the underlay
US10594604B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/74
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some embodiments a method includes receiving, at a first network device, a data unit to be sent to second network device via a tunnel, the data unit associated with an application. The method includes appending, to the data unit, an encapsulation header that includes a first portion configured such that the second network device is configured to forward the data unit based on the second portion of the encapsulation header that is configured to identify the application. The method includes sending, from the first network device to the second network device via a first portion of the tunnel, the data unit such that the second network device appends the encapsulation header to the data unit prior to forwarding the data unit via a second portion of the tunnel.
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