Service detection for a policy controller of a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN)
US11063905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/144
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting Internet services by a network policy controller are provided. According to one embodiment, a network controller maintains an Internet service database (ISDB) in which multiple Internet services and corresponding protocols, port numbers, Internet Protocol (IP) address ranges and singularity levels of the IP ranges are stored. The network policy controller intercepts network traffic and detects the Internet service of the network traffic. If an IP address of the network traffic falls in an IP range with highest singularity level and the protocol type, port number of the network traffic are matched in the ISDB, the corresponding Internet service is identified as the Internet service of the network traffic. The network policy controller further controls transmission of the network traffic based on the Internet service.
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