Execution of packet-specified actions at forwarding element
US10757005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/0643
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method for a particular forwarding element (FE) in a network of FEs. The method receives a packet at the particular FE. The packet includes a packet header that includes, for each of multiple FEs along a path from a source of the packet to a destination of the packet, (i) an identifier for the FE and (ii) a set of one or more actions for the FE to perform on the packet. The method parses the packet header to identify the set of actions for the particular FE. The method performs the identified set of actions.
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