{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9742672","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9742672","title":"Signaling priority information for encapsulated packets","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2014-12-29T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-08-22T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L"],"num_claims":22,"abstract":"In one example, an edge routing device of a service provider network includes one or more network interfaces configured to send and receive packets and a processing unit configured to retrieve, from a packet received via the one or more network interfaces, priority data from an Internet protocol (IP) header of the packet, form a first tag including a first set of data in a first priority field of the first tag, wherein the first set of data represents a first portion of the priority data, form a second tag including a second set of data in a second priority field of the second tag, wherein the second set of data represents a second portion of the priority data, encapsulate the packet with the first tag and the second tag, and forward, via the one or more network interfaces, the encapsulated packet."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Signaling priority information for encapsulated packets","description":"In one example, an edge routing device of a service provider network includes one or more network interfaces configured to send and receive packets and a processing unit configured to retrieve, from a","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9742672","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9742672","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Signaling priority information for encapsulated packets\" (US-9742672). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9742672","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9742672","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9742672","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T15:40:06.064Z"}