公开(公告)号：US20230336450A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18207568

申请日：2023-06-08

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Clarence Filsfils ,  Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Abdelsalam ,  Rakesh Gandhi ,  Pablo Camarillo Garvia ,  Francois Clad

IPC: H04L43/0805 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L45/741 ,  H04L43/12 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L45/42 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L45/12

CPC classification number: H04L43/0805 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L45/741 ,  H04L43/12 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L45/42 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L45/123

Abstract: Techniques for optimizing technologies related to network path tracing and network delay measurements are described herein. Some of the techniques may include using an IPv6 header option and/or segment identifier field of a segment list or a TLV of a segment routing header as a telemetry data carrier. The techniques may also include using an SRv6 micro-segment (uSID) instruction to indicate to a node of a network that the node is to perform one or more path tracing actions and encapsulating the packet and forward. Additionally, the techniques may include using short interface identifiers corresponding to node interfaces to trace a packet path through a network. Further, the techniques may include using short timestamps to determine delay measurements associated with sending a packet through a network. In various examples, the techniques described above and herein may be used with each other to optimize network path tracing and delay measurement techniques.

公开(公告)号：US11784889B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US18194077

申请日：2023-03-31

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ahmed R. Bashandy ,  Clarence Filsfils ,  David D. Ward

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/12 ,  H04L45/50 ,  H04L45/745 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L49/60 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L47/724

CPC classification number: H04L41/12 ,  H04L12/4633 ,  H04L45/04 ,  H04L45/12 ,  H04L45/46 ,  H04L45/50 ,  H04L45/507 ,  H04L45/54 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L45/745 ,  H04L47/724 ,  H04L49/608

Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for segment routing (SR) over label distribution protocol (LDP). In one embodiment, the method includes a node receiving a packet with an attached segment ID. In response, the node may attach a label to the packet. Thereafter, the node may forward the packet with the attached label and segment ID to another node via a label switched path (LSP).

公开(公告)号：US11736397B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17492532

申请日：2021-10-01

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Clarence Filsfils ,  Pablo Camarillo Garvia

IPC: H04L45/74 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L69/22

CPC classification number: H04L45/74 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L69/22

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a packet tracing mechanism will be described that provides packet tracing information to a mobile network controller. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a data packet sent from a source node to a destination node; determining if the data packet is to be updated with packet tracing information; and upon determining that the data packet is to be updated, updating the packet tracing information of the data packet to include identification of the network device and an ingress timestamp of the data packet at the network device for a corresponding network controller to determining network routing policies.

公开(公告)号：US20230239217A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18194077

申请日：2023-03-31

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ahmed R. Bashandy ,  Clarence Filsfils ,  David D. Ward

IPC: H04L41/12 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/12 ,  H04L45/50 ,  H04L45/745 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L49/60 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L47/724

CPC classification number: H04L41/12 ,  H04L45/54 ,  H04L45/12 ,  H04L45/50 ,  H04L45/46 ,  H04L45/507 ,  H04L45/745 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L45/04 ,  H04L49/608 ,  H04L12/4633 ,  H04L47/724

Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for segment routing (SR) over label distribution protocol (LDP). In one embodiment, the method includes a node receiving a packet with an attached segment ID. In response, the node may attach a label to the packet. Thereafter, the node may forward the packet with the attached label and segment ID to another node via a label switched path (LSP).

公开(公告)号：US11706133B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17865125

申请日：2022-07-14

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Clarence Filsfils ,  Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Abdelsalam ,  Francois Clad ,  Pablo Camarillo Garvia ,  Kiran Sasidharan Pillai

IPC: H04L45/50 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L45/28 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L45/42 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/741

CPC classification number: H04L45/50 ,  H04L12/4633 ,  H04L45/28 ,  H04L45/42 ,  H04L45/566 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L45/741 ,  H04L69/22

Abstract: The present technology pertains to a group-based network policy using Segment Routing over an IPv6 dataplane (SRv6). After a source application sends a packet, an ingress node can receive the packet, and if the source node is capable, it can identify an application policy and apply it. The ingress node indicates that the policy has been applied by including policy bits in the packet encapsulation. When the packet is received by the egress node, it can determine whether the policy was already applied, and if so, the packet is forward to the destination application. If the egress node determines that the policy has not be applied the destination application can apply the policy. Both the ingress node and egress nodes can learn of source application groups, destination application groups, and applicable policies through communication with aspects of the segment routing fabric.

公开(公告)号：US20230155926A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US18153903

申请日：2023-01-12

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Clarence Filsfils ,  Zafar Ali ,  Frank Brockners

IPC: H04L45/302 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L45/12 ,  H04L69/22

CPC classification number: H04L45/302 ,  H04L45/04 ,  H04L45/127 ,  H04L45/306 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L2212/00

Abstract: The present technology provides a system and method for implementing targeted collection of in-situ Operation, Administration and Maintenance data from select nodes in a Segment Routing Domain. The selection is programmable and is implemented by setting an iOAM bit in the function arguments field of a Segment Identifier. In this way only the nodes associated with local Segment Identifiers (Function field of a Segment Identifier) with an iOAM argument bit are directed to generate iOAM data. The iOAM data generated by target nodes may be stored in TLV field of the segment routing header. The Segment Routing packet is then decapsulated at a Segment Routing egress node and the Header information with the collected iOAM data is sent to a controller entity for further processing, analysis and/or monitoring.

公开(公告)号：US11611505B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US17404817

申请日：2021-08-17

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Clarence Filsfils ,  Francois Clad ,  Zafar Ali ,  Peter Psenak

IPC: H04L12/721 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L45/02

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for compressing the size of SIDs to be smaller than a complete IPv6 address (or “micro SIDs”), and scaling micro SIDs across a multi-domain environment using micro SID-domain-blocks. Segment routing over IPv6 (SRv6) uses 128-bit IPv6 addresses as SIDs for segment routing. According to this disclosure, multiple SRv6 SIDs may be expressed in a compact format such that a 128-bit IPv6 address, such as the destination address field of the IPv6 header, may store multiple micro SIDs. Further, SID-domain-blocks may be assigned to each domain in a multi-domain network such that micro SIDs may be expressed in the context of a given domain, rather than being shared in the global multi-domain network. In this way, lists of domain-specific SIDs may be fully expressed in the IPv6 destination address of the packet to scale micro SID into large, multi-domain networks.

公开(公告)号：US11563683B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-24

申请号：US17493334

申请日：2021-10-04

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Clarence Filsfils ,  Jisu Bhattacharya ,  Zafar Ali ,  Syed Kamran Raza

IPC: H04L12/749 ,  H04L45/741 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L45/745 ,  H04L61/2557

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a packet comprising a destination address in a destination address field of the packet, where the destination address including at least a first global identifier and a second global identifier, determining that the first global identifier corresponds to the first network apparatus, determining that a local identifier in the destination address is associated with the first global identifier, identifying one or more instructions associated with the local identifier, performing one or more functions instructed by the one or more instructions, updating the destination address in the destination field of the packet to an updated destination address, determining a forwarding rule associated with the packet, and forwarding the packet with the updated destination address based on the forwarding rule.

公开(公告)号：US20220417137A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17811570

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Clarence Filsfils ,  Zafar Ali ,  Syed Kamran Raza ,  Ahmed Refaat Bashandy ,  Nagendra Kumar Nainar ,  Carlos M. Pignataro ,  Jaganbabu Rajamanickam ,  Rakesh Gandhi ,  Bhupendra Yadav ,  Faisal Iqbal

IPC: H04L45/00 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L41/0246

Abstract: In one embodiment, a service chain data packet is instrumented as it is communicated among network nodes in a network providing service-level and/or networking operations visibility. The service chain data packet includes a particular header identifying a service group defining one or more service functions, and is a data packet and not a probe packet. A network node adds networking and/or service-layer operations data to the particular service chain data packet, such as, but not limited to, in the particular header. Such networking operations data includes a performance metric or attribute related to the transport of the particular service chain packet in the network. Such service-layer operations data includes a performance metric or attribute related to the service-level processing of the particular service chain data packet in the network.

公开(公告)号：US20220400048A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-15

申请号：US17342899

申请日：2021-06-09

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Psenak ,  Lester C. Ginsberg ,  Ketan Jivan Talaulikar ,  Clarence Filsfils ,  Francois Clad ,  Stephane Litkowski

IPC: H04L12/24

Abstract: The present technology is directed to signaling unreachability of a network device, more specifically, a prefix of the network device in network that utilizes route summarization. A pulse trigger agent can detect an unreachability of at least one Provider Edge (PE) device in a network domain of a network and determine that a route summarization is being used within the network where the unreachability of the at least one PE device is hidden by the route summarization. A pulse distribution agent can transmit a failure message informing other PE devices of the unreachability of the at least one PE device.