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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ahmed Khalid, Carrigtwohill, IE;
Seán Ahearne, Ballinglanna, IE;
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 69/22 (2022.01); H04L 45/74 (2022.01); H04L 47/20 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04L 45/74 (2013.01); H04L 47/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Policy based routing in networks including software-based networks is disclosed. Packets ingested into a software defined network are altered to include a label header that identifies a source and destination of a packet. If the packets leave or egress the network, the packets are converted back to regular packets by removing the label header. Adding the label header reduces overhead. Further routing can be performed while enforcing policies.