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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 22, 2022
Applicant:

Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;

Inventor:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/28 (2022.01); H04L 45/18 (2022.01); H04W 40/22 (2009.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/28 (2013.01); H04L 45/18 (2013.01); H04W 40/22 (2013.01); H04W 40/248 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are disclosed. A relay node in a network is disclosed. The network comprises a set of nodes operationally connected to the relay node. The relay node receives () a routing configuration, receives () a packet to be routed, reads () at least one header field of the packet, selects () a route for forwarding the packet based on the at least one header field and the routing configuration, applies () at least one restriction related to the packet based on at least one of the routing configuration and the at least one header field, and forwards () the packet to the selected route.


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