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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
A10 Networks, Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hasnain Karampurwala, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Michael Friedel, Alexandria, WA (US);
Assignee:
A 10 NETWORKS, INCORPORATED, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for providing geo-location information in a communication packet is disclosed. The method comprises constructing an IPv6 packet using a client device. Further, the method comprises inserting an extension header into the IPv6 packet. Also, the method comprises determining geo-location information. Next, the method comprises inserting the geo-location information into the extension header. Finally, the method comprises transmitting the IPv6 packet to a communication network.