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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
A10 Networks, Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Friedel, Alexandria, VA (US);
Hasnain Karampurwala, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Gurudeep Kamat, San Jose, CA (US);
A 10 NETWORKS, INCORPORATED, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for routing Internet traffic is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an IPv6 packet. Further, the method comprises determining if the IPv6 packet comprises an extension header with geo-location information. Finally, responsive to a determination that the IPv6 packet comprises an extension header with geo-location information, the method comprises performing an action based on the geo-location information, wherein the action is selected from the group consisting of: authenticating the IPv6 packet, prioritizing the IPv6 packet relative to other packets, routing the IPv6 packet, and monitoring of the IPv6 packet.