Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Packet prediction in a multi-protocol label switching network using operation, administration, and maintenance (OAM) messaging
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Application No.: US14264003Application Date: 2014-04-28
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Publication No.: US10250528B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Nicolaas J. Viljoen , Sandra Scott-Hayward
- Applicant: Netronome Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Netronome Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Netronome Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Imperium Patent Works LLP
- Agent T. Lester Wallace; Andrew C. Palmer
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173 ; H04L12/931 ; H04L12/751 ; H04L12/715 ; H04L12/723 ; H04L12/773 ; H04L12/24 ; H04L12/26

Abstract:
A first switch in a MPLS network receives a plurality of packets that are part of a pair of flows. The first switch performs a packet prediction learning algorithm on the first plurality of packets and generates packet prediction information that is communicated to a second switch within the MPLS network utilizing an Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) packet (message). In a first example, the first switch communicates a packet prediction information notification to a Network Operations Center (NOC) that in response communicates a packet prediction control signal to the second switch. In a second example, the first switch does not communicate a packet prediction information notification. In the first example, the second switch utilizes the packet prediction control signal to determine if the packet prediction information is to be utilized. In the second example, second switch independently determines if the packet prediction information is to be used.
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