UDF-based traffic offloading methods and systems
US11882039B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2441
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a UDF-based traffic offloading method and a system, the method includes: step 1, performing P4 language programming: performing P4 language programming description on a protocol packet format of the target traffic in a network and a corresponding flow table description on a protocol packet format of the target packet and parsing, matching and offloading rules of the target packet; step 2: compiling and mapping the P4 program by UDF-oriented compilation and mapping method, to an ASIC chip; step 3: in the ASIC chip, matching a traffic offloading rule according to the UDF rule, and executing a traffic offloading action according to the traffic offloading rule, where the traffic offloading action includes offloading the target packet to a corresponding processing node or discarding the target packet.
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