The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2017
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Ravi Manghirmalani, Fremont, CA (US);
Ming Xia, San Jose, CA (US);
Heikki Mahkonen, San Jose, CA (US);
Meral Shirazipour, San Jose, CA (US);
Veronica Sanchez Vega, Madrid, ES;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Exemplary methods for marking packets include in response to receiving a packet, determining whether the packet has been classified, and in response to determining the packet has not been classified, classifying the packet to determine a class to which the packet belongs, wherein the class identifies a set of zero or more markers that are to be included as part of packets belonging to the class. The methods include marking the packet with a first marker selected from the set of one or more markers, and forwarding the marked packet. Exemplary methods for processing markers include in response to receiving a packet, determining whether the packet has been marked with a marker, and in response to determining the packet has been marked with the first marker, performing a set of one or more operations required by the first marker.