Specifying and utilizing paths through a network
US11265187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2212/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For a multi-tenant environment, some embodiments of the invention provide a novel method for (1) embedding a specific path for a tenant's data message flow through a network in tunnel headers encapsulating the data message flow, and then (2) using the embedded path information to direct the data message flow through the network. In some embodiments, the method selects the specific path from two or more viable such paths through the network for the data message flow.
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