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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stefano B. Previdi, Rome, IT;
Clarence Filsfils, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/725 (2013.01); H04L 12/741 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/745 (2013.01); H04L 45/308 (2013.01); H04L 69/166 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for using segment routing (SR) in native IP networks. The method involves receiving a packet. The packet is an IP packet and includes an IP header. The method also involves updating the packet. Updating the packet involves writing information, including a segment routing segment identifier, to the destination address of the packet.