Packet handling based on user information included in packet headers by a network gateway
US11272043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The technology disclosed herein enables packet handling based on user information included in packet headers. In a particular embodiment, a method provides, in a gateway to a network environment, establishing a first connection with a first connection endpoint outside of the network environment. The method further provides identifying first user information associated with the first connection and adding the first user information to a packet header of one or more first packets associated with the first connection. Also, the method provides transferring the one or more first packets into the network environment.
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