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:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2019
Applicant:
F5 Networks, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventor:
Sumandra Majee, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
F5 NETWORKS, INC., Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/851 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/2408 (2013.01); H04L 47/2441 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, network traffic manager apparatuses, and systems that assist with service stitching using a packet header includes identifying a type of service (TOS) or differentiated services code point (DSCP) value in a header field in each of a plurality of received network packets. One or more value added service chains are identified based on the identified TOS or DSCP value. The plurality of network packets are forwarded to a destination after processing each of the plurality of network packets through the identified one or more value added service chains.