IP packet translation to piggyback networking information
First Claim
1. A method of exchanging networking information, the method comprising:
- receiving an internet protocol (IP) packet at a first networking device;
translating, at the first networking device, the IP packet into a ZOOM packet, wherein the ZOOM packet does not conform to an IP protocol, wherein the ZOOM packet includes a copy of the bits of the data field from the IP packet, wherein the ZOOM packet includes a ZOOM header with a portion of an IP header of the first IP packet with networking information, wherein the ZOOM packet has less than or equal to the number of bits of the IP packet;
sending the ZOOM packet into a broadcast network;
receiving the ZOOM packet at a second networking device;
extracting the networking information from the ZOOM header;
re-creating the IP packet; and
sending the re-created IP packet toward a destination of the IP packet.
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Abstract
Embodiments for a method of exchanging networking information are provided. The method includes receiving an internet protocol (IP) packet at a first networking device and translating, at the first networking device, the IP packet into a ZOOM packet. The ZOOM packet does not conform to an IP protocol. The ZOOM packet includes a copy of the bits of the data field from the IP packet. The ZOOM packet includes a ZOOM header with a portion of an IP header of the first IP packet with networking information. The method also includes sending the ZOOM packet into a broadcast network. The ZOOM packet is received at a second networking device, and the networking information is extracted from the ZOOM header. The IP packet is then re-created and sent toward a destination of the IP packet.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of exchanging networking information, the method comprising:
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receiving an internet protocol (IP) packet at a first networking device; translating, at the first networking device, the IP packet into a ZOOM packet, wherein the ZOOM packet does not conform to an IP protocol, wherein the ZOOM packet includes a copy of the bits of the data field from the IP packet, wherein the ZOOM packet includes a ZOOM header with a portion of an IP header of the first IP packet with networking information, wherein the ZOOM packet has less than or equal to the number of bits of the IP packet; sending the ZOOM packet into a broadcast network; receiving the ZOOM packet at a second networking device; extracting the networking information from the ZOOM header; re-creating the IP packet; and sending the re-created IP packet toward a destination of the IP packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A program product comprising:
a non-transitory processor readable medium having software stored thereon, the software, when executed by one or more processing devices of a first networking device, configured to; receive an internet protocol (IP) packet; translate the IP packet into a ZOOM packet, wherein the ZOOM packet does not conform to an IP protocol, wherein the ZOOM packet includes a copy of the bits of the data field from the IP packet, wherein the ZOOM packet includes a ZOOM header with a portion of an IP header of the first IP packet with first networking information, wherein the ZOOM packet has less than or equal to the number of bits of the IP packet; send the ZOOM packet into a broadcast network; receive a second ZOOM packet via the broadcast network, wherein the second ZOOM packet was sent into the broadcast network by a second networking device, wherein the second ZOOM packet does not conform to an IP protocol, wherein the second ZOOM packet includes a copy of the bits of the data field from a second IP packet, wherein the second ZOOM packet includes a ZOOM header with a portion of an IP header of the second IP packet with second networking information, wherein the ZOOM packet has less than or equal to the number of bits of the second IP packet; extract the second networking information from the ZOOM header of the second ZOOM packet; re-create the second IP packet corresponding to the second ZOOM packet; and send the re-created second IP packet toward a destination of the second IP packet. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A networking device comprising:
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one or more processing devices; storage media communicatively coupled to the one or more processing devices, the storage media including software stored thereon, the software, when executed by the one or more processing devices, configured to; receive an internet protocol (IP) packet; translate the IP packet into a ZOOM packet, wherein the ZOOM packet does not conform to an IP protocol, wherein the ZOOM packet includes a copy of the bits of the data field from the IP packet, wherein the ZOOM packet includes a ZOOM header with a portion of an IP header of the first IP packet with first networking information, wherein the ZOOM packet has less than or equal to the number of bits of the IP packet; send the ZOOM packet into a broadcast network; receive a second ZOOM packet via the broadcast network, wherein the second ZOOM packet was sent into the broadcast network by a second networking device, wherein the second ZOOM packet does not conform to an IP protocol, wherein the second ZOOM packet includes a copy of the bits of the data field from a second IP packet, wherein the second ZOOM packet includes a ZOOM header with a portion of an IP header of the second IP packet with second networking information, wherein the ZOOM packet has less than or equal to the number of bits of the second IP packet; extract the second networking information from the ZOOM header of the second ZOOM packet; re-create the second IP packet corresponding to the second ZOOM packet; and send the re-created second IP packet toward a destination of the second IP packet. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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