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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Stefano Ruffini, Pisa, IT;
Eric Ward Gray, Pitman, NJ (US);
Sriganesh Kini, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory Mirsky, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/06 (2006.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01); H04L 45/50 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/0667 (2013.01); H04J 3/0658 (2013.01); H04J 3/0673 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/50 (2013.01); H04L 45/507 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operation of a Multiprotocol Label Switching network involves, in an active node of the network, receiving a first data packet from a source node and forwarding the first data packet to a destination node. At the same time, the active node measures a residence time of the first data packet in the active node. The active node then sends a further data packet containing residence time information.