CPC H04L 43/026 (2013.01) [H04L 43/10 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving a Layer-7 (L7) message of an L7 flow associated with a distributed application;
determining that the L7 message includes tracing information;
mapping the tracing information to a marking that is to be included in a Layer-3 (L3) or Layer-4 (L4) packet carrying the L7 message; and
sending the L3 or L4 packet including the marking to an L3 or L4 network element, the L3 or L4 network element configured to utilize the marking to determine a network decision for the L3 or L4 packet.
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