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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:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Level 3 Communications, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventor:
William Thomas Sella, Parker, CO (US);
Assignee:
Level 3 Communications LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04L 12/701 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 69/16 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network application may transmit data over a network connection. The application may require certain functionality for the network connection. An embodiment provides a method for the application to inform the network of its requirement. The application may use a control packet to inform the network of its functionality requirement for the connection it is using. The control packets may be sent to the network at the same time the application is transmitting its data. In an embodiment, a user using the application instructs the network to provide certain functionality using the control packet.