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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2024
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for introducing Open Telemetry (OTEL) into the operating system (OS) level of network devices are described. A method for performing OTEL network device management may include receiving, by a network device, a first packet. The method may also include identifying, by the network device, that the first packet contains information indicating an active OTEL trace, wherein the OS of the network device is configured for OTEL. The method may also include generating, by the network device, an OTEL trace span associated with the network device. The method may also include generating, by the network device, a second packet that includes the OTEL trace span associated with the network device. Finally, the method may include transmitting, by the network device and via OTEL line protocol (OTLP) the second packet to an OTEL collector.