Label distribution protocol advertisement of services provided by application nodes
US9049099B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4633
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An application node advertises service(s), using a label distribution protocol, that it offers to other network nodes and a corresponding label to use to identify these services(s). For example, a Targeted Label Distribution Protocol (tLDP) session may be established between a packet switching device and the application node providing these services to communicate the advertisement. Packets are encapsulated and sent from a service node (e.g., packet switching device) with the corresponding label to have one or more advertised services applied to the packet by an application node (e.g., a packet switching device and/or computing platform such as a Cisco ASR 1000).
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