Network data stream tracer
US10868747B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0835
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments of a network element comprising a control plane including stream tracer logic are described herein. The network element additionally includes a data plane coupled to the control plane, where the data plane includes forwarding logic to forward a unit of network data from an ingress interface to an egress interface. The stream tracer logic can be configured to cause marking logic to mark selected units of network data for to be counted by counting logic and to cause the counting logic to count marked units of network data. The stream tracer logic can determine whether units of network data are dropped within the forwarding logic via comparison of an ingress count of the marked units of network data with an egress count of the marked units of network data.
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