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Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 12, 2023
Applicant:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Clarence Filsfils, Brussels, BE;

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Abdelsalam, L'Aquila, IT;

Pablo Camarillo Garvia, Madrid, ES;

Sonia Ben Ayed, Vanves, FR;

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/851 (2013.01); H04L 41/0895 (2022.01); H04L 41/122 (2022.01); H04L 41/40 (2022.01); H04L 43/10 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/122 (2022.05); H04L 41/0895 (2022.05); H04L 41/40 (2022.05); H04L 43/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for monitoring data transport in a network virtualization function chain (chain). A path tracing packet is generated having a Midpoint Compressed Data (MCD) to collect path tracing information of the chain. The network virtualization function node is configured to record an MCD containing Wide Local Path Tracing Identification (WL PT ID). The WL PT ID includes a first field having a value that indicates that a non-standard path tracing format is to be used and a second field that indicates a particular path tracing format to be used. The path tracing packet is passed through the chain and is received back after passing through the chain. Data collected by the path tracing packet is then analyzed to determine which network virtualization function nodes and chains the path tracing packet passed through and the amount of time taken for the path tracing packet to pass through the chain.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Filsfils, Clarence. (2024). Virtual network function proof of transit (U.S. Patent No. 11962473). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11962473

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