Non-fragmented IP packet tunneling in a network
US9294302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/166
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for IP packet tunneling in a network. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving, at a first network device, a first IP packet of a IP connection; creating a second IP packet by replacing information in a field in the first IP packet with a session ID identifying the IP connection; and forwarding, by the first network device, the second IP packet to the second network device in the distributed network environment.
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