Batch oriented service chaining method and corresponding devices and computer program
US11411868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/102
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and device for packet processing implemented by a packet processing device is described. The packet processing device is connected to a communication network from which the packet processing device receives and/or transmits packets in a context of network service chaining. The method includes obtaining a set of packets, each packet of the set of packets comprising at least one specific characteristic; grouping the packets of the set of packets according to the at least one specific characteristic, and delivering at least two subsets of packets; and adding, to at least one of the subsets of packets, metadata common to the packets of the at least one subset of packets.
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