PACKET FRAGMENTATION PREVENTION IN AN SDWAN ROUTER

    公开(公告)号:US20240414094A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-12

    申请号:US18208165

    申请日:2023-06-09

    Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting a change in Path Maximum Transfer Unit (PMTU) in a network and initiating a PMTU discovery process. A Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) data packet is generated having enhanced headers configured to record a largest packet sent value and a largest packet received value. The BFD data packet is sent from a first network device (such as a first router) to a second network device (such as a second router). A largest packet sent value and a largest packet received value are each recorded in the BFD data packet. If the largest data packet sent value is larger than the largest data packet received value, then a determination can be made that a path change has resulted in a reduction in PMTU which has resulted in either a data packet being fragmented, a data packet being dropped or both. A PMTU discovery can then be performed.

    SHARING SERVICE CHAINS ACROSS USER VPNS BY SEGMENT PRESERVATION

    公开(公告)号:US20250106149A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-27

    申请号:US18471931

    申请日:2023-09-21

    Abstract: A system facilitates communication between branches of an SD-WAN and a service chain element. A hub node receives a data packet of a flow from a source branch over a VPN segment to be transmitted to a destination branch, extracts flow information from the data packet including VPN segment information to be stored in a flow table before transmitting the data packet to the service chain element over a service chain VPN. Upon return of the data packet from the service chain element, the hub node uses packet tuple information to retrieve the flow information with VPN segment information from the flow table. The hub node can then forward the data packet to the destination branch over the VPN segment. The hub node can generate and store an Auto Service Chaining Key that connects bidirectional flows so that the hub node can apply service-chaining to bidirectional traffic.

    AUTOMATED ORDERING OF SERVICE IN SERVICE CHAIN FOR SOFTWARE-DEFINED WIDE AREA NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20250106170A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-27

    申请号:US18472052

    申请日:2023-09-21

    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, methods, computer readable medium, and circuits for ordering services in a service chain comprising: receiving, at an edge router, one or more data packets; determining, at the edge router, a sequence order of service chain elements for the one or more data packets based upon an established sequence, the sequence order modifies the established sequence to performing an altering service that alters a payload of the one or more packets prior to one or more remaining services that inspect the one or more packets; transmitting and receiving, by the edge router in the sequence order, the one or more data packets to and from the service chain elements; transmitting, by the edge router, the one more data packets to a destination after a last of the service chain elements has been performed.

    AUTOMATIC SERVICE CHAINING OF BI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSIT TRAFFIC

    公开(公告)号:US20250106150A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-27

    申请号:US18472011

    申请日:2023-09-21

    Abstract: A system facilitates communication between branches of an SD-WAN and a service chain element. A hub node receives a data packet of a flow from a source branch over a VPN segment to be transmitted to a destination branch, extracts flow information from the data packet including VPN segment information to be stored in a flow table before transmitting the data packet to the service chain element over a service chain VPN. Upon return of the data packet from the service chain element, the hub node uses packet tuple information to retrieve the flow information with VPN segment information from the flow table. The hub node can then forward the data packet to the destination branch over the VPN segment. The hub node can generate and store an Auto Service Chaining Key that connects bidirectional flows so that the hub node can apply service-chaining to bidirectional traffic.

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