Data processing
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09871717B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-16

    申请号:US14262639

    申请日:2014-04-25

    CPC分类号: H04L45/02 H04L45/26 H04L45/64

    摘要: Measures for processing data in a packet-switched network. At a first device in the network, an echo request packet is transmitted into the network. The echo request packet comprises a predetermined identifier. An echo response packet is received from a second device in the network. In response to the received echo response packet comprising the predetermined identifier, the received echo response packet is identified as a packet generated on the basis of an echo request packet originated from the first device, and an Internet Protocol (IP) address comprised in the received echo response packet is determined to be an IP address of the second device.

    Operating a service provider network node

    公开(公告)号:US11271873B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-08

    申请号:US16912530

    申请日:2020-06-25

    摘要: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method of operating a service provider network node in a service provider network, comprising: establishing an interface between a control plane processing part and a data plane processing part for routing of control packets at the data plane processing part; at the control plane processing part, generating a control packet for routing through the service provider network; and at the control plane processing part, sending the control packet to the data plane processing part via the interface, to cause the data plane processing part to route the control packet through the service provider network using the one or more routing tables maintained by the data plane processing part in response to receiving the control packet from the control plane processing part via the interface.

    Data processing
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10063456B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-28

    申请号:US14262609

    申请日:2014-04-25

    IPC分类号: H04L12/751 H04L12/715

    CPC分类号: H04L45/02 H04L45/64

    摘要: Measures for processing data in a packet-switched network. A first device is configured to snoop control packets of a predetermined control plane protocol in the network. The predetermined control plane protocol is operated by a plurality of other devices in the network to obtain Layer 2 information on the basis of known Layer 3 information. The first device does not operate the predetermined control plane protocol in the network. At the first device, in response to identifying that a given snooped packet was generated according to the predetermined control plane protocol. Layer 3 information associated with a second device in the plurality is extracted from the given snooped control plane protocol packet on the basis of known Layer 2 information associated with the second device. The second device is connected to the first device.