Methods and apparatus for assigning same sequence number to multiple GTP messages
US8811344B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4633
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for assigning the same sequence number (“SN”) to multiple messages using a global index pool and non-standard source ports (“NSPs”) are disclosed. After generating a global index pool containing multiple indexes, the process, in one embodiment, generates a set of NSPs for a network device. Upon creating a first SN for a general packet radio service tunneling protocol (“GTP”) message between peer-to-peer communications, the SN is stored in a first field of a first index. The process subsequently inserts a socket address used for indexing or addressing one of the NSPs in a second field of the first index.
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