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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2023
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Pranjal Kumar Dutta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
In certain embodiments, applications employ data packets having a transport header comprising (i) a port number field encoding a vendor private port number and (ii) a tuple field encoding a vendor unique port number comprising a Vendor Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) value and a vendor-specified Vendor Port value. This technique for allocating unique port numbers enables vendors to roll out vendor-proprietary applications at will and without involving any external party. This technique enables faster rollout of vendor-proprietary applications over standard transport protocols without needing to standardize or disclose the details of the application in the public domain. Once standardized, e.g., by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the technique enables any enterprise to roll out its custom/proprietary applications easily.