Systems and methods for PPV information in ethernet, IPV4, IPV6, and MPLS packet/frame headers

A receiving node for supporting Per Packet Value, PPV, encoding in a packet/frame communicated in a cellular communications system, the receiving node comprising:

• one or more transmitters;
• one or more receivers;
• and
• processing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to cause the receiving node to:
• receive a packet/frame comprising PPV information from a transmitting node, wherein the PPV information indicates a level of importance of the packet/frame determined based on a marking policy of the transmitting node, wherein the packet/frame comprises:
• an IPV6 packet;
• and
• processing the PPV information in the received packet/frame when the receiving node is configured to handle the PPV information, wherein the PPV information is encoded in a Hop-by-Hop Options header or a Destination Options header of the IPV6 packet.

A method performed by a transmitting node for supporting Per Packet Value, PPV, encoding in a packet/frame communicated in a cellular communications system, the method comprising:

• generating a packet/frame comprising PPV information, wherein the PPV information indicates a level of importance of the packet/frame determined based on a marking policy of the transmitting node, and wherein the packet/frame comprises:
• an IPv6 packet;
• and
• transmitting the packet/frame comprising the PPV information to a receiving node, wherein the PPV information is encoded in a Hop-by-Hop Options header or a Destination Options header of the IPV6 packet.

A transmitting node for supporting Per Packet Value, PPV, encoding in a packet/frame communicated in a cellular communications system, the transmitting node comprising:

• one or more transmitters;
• one or more receivers;
• and
• processing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to cause the transmitting node to:
• generate a packet/frame comprising PPV information, wherein the PPV information indicates a level of importance of the packet/frame determined based on a marking policy of the transmitting node, and wherein the packet/frame comprises:
• an IPV6 packet;
• and
• transmitting the packet/frame descriptive of the PPV information to a receiving node, wherein the PPV information is encoded in a Hop-by-Hop Options header or a Destination Options header of the IPV6 packet.