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Carrying TCP over an ICN network

  • US 10,158,570 B2
  • Filed: 09/13/2016
  • Issued: 12/18/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed in a network node, the method comprising:

  • receiving a first packet at the network node, the first packet compliant with a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) protocol;

    encapsulating one or more TCP headers from the first packet into a payload field of a second packet, the second packet compliant with an Information Centric Networking (ICN) protocol;

    transmitting the second packet to a destination through an ICN network;

    determining that the first packet does not have a data payload;

    identifying a control flag from the first packet; and

    determining to encapsulate the control flag from the first packet into an ICN Interest message based on the lack of payload in the first packet; and

    wherein transmitting the second packet comprises transmitting the ICN Interest message.

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