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Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Atri Indiresan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Frank Brockners, Cologne, DE;

Shwetha Subray Bhandari, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/74 (2022.01); H04L 41/0695 (2022.01); H04L 45/7453 (2022.01); H04L 47/2483 (2022.01); H04L 61/5007 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/7453 (2013.01); H04L 41/0695 (2013.01); H04L 47/2483 (2013.01); H04L 61/5007 (2022.05);
Abstract

This disclosure describes various methods, systems, and devices related to identifying path changes of data flows in a network. An example method includes receiving, at a node, a packet including a first signature. The method further includes generating a second signature by inputting the first signature and one or more node details into a hash function. The method includes replacing the first signature with the second signature in the packet. The packet including the second value is forwarded by the node.


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