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Method for providing a QoS prioritized data traffic

US9614774B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2013
Grant dateApr 4, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0272
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for transmitting data packets of a data traffic between a sending device (10, 80) and a receiving device (80, 10) via a VPN client (200) and a VPN server (500) over a network using a secure encapsulation of the data packets, the method comprising the steps of determining a Quality of Service, QoS, parameter for the data packets of said data traffic, selecting, for the data packets, either a first tunnel (91) connecting the VPN client (200) and the VPN server (500) or a second tunnel (92) connecting the VPN client (200) and the VPN server (500) based on determined Quality of Service.

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