Frame compatibility across network protocol version
US12058232B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for processing packets transmitted within a network in accordance with a network protocol. The technique includes a network device in a mesh network receiving a type-length-value (TLV) element, determining, based on a type field of the TLV element, an expected length of a value field of the TLV element, and processing the value field up to the expected length.
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