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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventors:
Fabrice Monier, Bry sur Marne, FR;
Keith Wayne Barnes, Waseca, MN (US);
Imad Jamil, Beynes, FR;
Thomas Uhling, Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Assignee:
ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 69/22 (2022.01); H04L 69/12 (2022.01); H04L 69/16 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04L 69/12 (2013.01); H04L 69/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for processing packets transmitted within a network in accordance with a network protocol. The technique includes a network device in a mesh network receiving a type-length-value (TLV) element, determining, based on a type field of the TLV element, an expected length of a value field of the TLV element, and processing the value field up to the expected length.