Network monitoring using a proxy
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving at a proxy, path information for a label switched path (LSP) from a forwarding device located in said LSP, the proxy and the forwarding device utilizing separate processors;
generating at the proxy, a connectivity verification message based on said path information;
adding a proxy label to said connectivity verification message at the proxy, said proxy label configured to inject said connectivity verification message into a forwarding plane at the forwarding device; and
transmitting said connectivity verification message from the proxy to the forwarding device;
wherein said connectivity verification message is configured for transmittal from the forwarding device over said LSP to a destination node to verify a forwarding path associated with the path information received from the forwarding device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for network monitoring using a proxy are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method generally comprises receiving at a proxy, path information for a label switched path (LSP) from a forwarding device located in the LSP, generating a connectivity verification message based on the path information, adding a proxy label to the connectivity verification message, and transmitting the connectivity verification message to the forwarding device. The proxy label is configured to inject the connectivity verification message into a forwarding plane at the forwarding device and the connectivity verification message is configured for transmittal from the forwarding device over the LSP to a destination node to verify a forwarding path associated with the path information received from the forwarding device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving at a proxy, path information for a label switched path (LSP) from a forwarding device located in said LSP, the proxy and the forwarding device utilizing separate processors; generating at the proxy, a connectivity verification message based on said path information; adding a proxy label to said connectivity verification message at the proxy, said proxy label configured to inject said connectivity verification message into a forwarding plane at the forwarding device; and transmitting said connectivity verification message from the proxy to the forwarding device; wherein said connectivity verification message is configured for transmittal from the forwarding device over said LSP to a destination node to verify a forwarding path associated with the path information received from the forwarding device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured for receiving path information for a label switched path (LSP) from a forwarding device located in said LSP, generating a connectivity verification message based on said path information, adding a proxy label to said connectivity verification message, said proxy label configured to inject said connectivity verification message into a forwarding plane at the forwarding device, and transmitting said connectivity verification message to the forwarding device, the processor separate from a processor used by the forwarding device; and memory for storing said path information; wherein said connectivity verification message is configured for transmittal from the forwarding device over said LSP to a destination node to verify a forwarding path associated with the path information received from the forwarding device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving at a proxy, path information for a label switched path (LSP) from a forwarding device located in said LSP, the proxy and the forwarding device configured for utilizing separate processors; means for generating at the proxy, a connectivity verification message based on said path information; means for adding at the proxy, a proxy label to said connectivity verification message, said proxy label configured to inject said connectivity verification message into a forwarding plane at the forwarding device; and means for transmitting said connectivity verification message from the proxy to the forwarding device; wherein said connectivity verification message is configured for transmittal from the forwarding device over said LSP to a destination node to verify a forwarding path associated with the path information received from the forwarding device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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