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US 2017/0324659 A1Published application
Ascertaining Per-Hop Network Characteristics
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorChia J. Liu
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Abstract
A tool that may be used for querying and obtaining per-hop information along a network path, and/or for verifying the host name of each hop against a data repository such as the DNS. The query and response may be transmitted in, e.g., the destination options header of data packets, such as an IPv6 destination options header.
Claims2
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a network node, a first data packet comprising a destination options header indicating a first destination option type;
- performing a query, via the network node, for first information based on a value of the first destination option type, wherein the first information comprises a selection of one or more of, an autonomous system number (ASN), a link utilization, an interface ID, or a host name;
- and
- sending, from the network node, a second data packet comprising the first information.
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