Techniques for informing communications networks of desired packet transport treatment
US10673580B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W28/0263
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is described and in one embodiment includes receiving at a first node in a communications network a message associated with a first flow, wherein the message comprises a flow treatment attribute including metadata indicative of how the first flow should be treated in the network; analyzing the flow treatment attribute at the first node; setting policy for treatment of the flow in the network based on the analyzing; and forwarding the message to a next network node.
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