Technique for collecting information relating to a flow routed in a network
US11997070B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1458
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for collecting information relating to a flow routed in a communication network. This network includes, in a data plane, packet-processing devices that are configured so as to process packets on the basis of flow-processing rules and, in a control plane, at least one control device that is configured so as to control packet-processing devices and to manage the flow-processing rules. An analysis device identifies at least one flow-processing rule configured so as to process a flow including a first characteristic associated with a first endpoint device of a flow to be sought in the communication network and applied by a processing device. Based on the identified processing rule, the control device determines a second characteristic associated with a second endpoint device.
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