Methods, Systems, and Computer Program Products for Determining a Shared Identifier for a Hop in a Network
First Claim
1. A method for determining a shared identifier for a hop in a network, the method comprising:
- exchanging hop information about a hop including a first node and a second node in a pair of consecutive nodes in a network path that communicatively couples, via a network protocol, a source node to a destination node;
identifying a hop identifier criterion specified based on the network protocol; and
determining, based on the hop information, a hop identifier that meets the hop identifier criterion and that, in a protocol address of the network protocol, at least one of identifies the first node to the second node and identifies the second node to the first node,wherein performing at least one element comprising the method includes execution of an instruction by a processor.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for determining a shared identifier for a hop in a network. In an aspect, hop information is exchanged about a hop including a first node and a second node in a pair of consecutive nodes in a network path to transmit, via a network protocol, data sent by a source node to a destination node. A hop identifier criterion is specified based on the network protocol. A hop identifier is determined, based on the hop information, that meets the hop identifier criterion and that, in a first protocol address of the network protocol, at least one of identifies the first node to the second node and identifies the second node to the first node.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining a shared identifier for a hop in a network, the method comprising:
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exchanging hop information about a hop including a first node and a second node in a pair of consecutive nodes in a network path that communicatively couples, via a network protocol, a source node to a destination node; identifying a hop identifier criterion specified based on the network protocol; and determining, based on the hop information, a hop identifier that meets the hop identifier criterion and that, in a protocol address of the network protocol, at least one of identifies the first node to the second node and identifies the second node to the first node, wherein performing at least one element comprising the method includes execution of an instruction by a processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for determining a shared identifier for a hop in a network, the system comprising:
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a hop agent component that during operation of the system is included in exchanging hop information about a hop including a first node and a second node in a pair of consecutive nodes in a network path that communicatively couples, via a network protocol, a source node to a destination node; a protocol rule component that during operation of the system is included in identifying a hop identifier criterion specified based on the network protocol; an address space director component that during operation of the system is included in determining, based on the hop information, a hop identifier that meets the hop identifier criterion and that, in a protocol address of the network protocol, at least one of identifies the first node to the second node and identifies the second node to the first node; and a processor, wherein at least one of the hop agent component, the protocol rule component, and the address space director component includes an instruction that is executed by the processor during operation of the system.
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a computer program, executable by a machine, for determining a shared identifier for a hop in a network, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
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exchanging hop information about a hop including a first node and a second node in a pair of consecutive nodes in a network path that communicatively couples, via a network protocol, a source node to a destination node; identifying a hop identifier criterion specified based on the network protocol; and determining, based on the hop information, a hop identifier that meets the hop identifier criterion and that, in a protocol address of the network protocol, at least one of identifies the first node to the second node and identifies the second node to the first node.
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