Live traffic tracing for pods in a network
US11936546B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2023 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0894
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure provides an example method for live packet tracing. Some embodiments of the method include configuring a first network interface of a first pod to mark each of a plurality of packets, with a corresponding flow tag and a corresponding packet identifier, receiving, from one or more observation points, at least one of copies or metadata of the plurality of packets each marked with the corresponding flow tag and the corresponding packet identifier. In some embodiments, the method further includes displaying data indicative of the at least one of the copies or the metadata of the plurality of packets.
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