US 12,010,030 B2
FlowSpec message processing method and system, and apparatus
Qiandeng Liang, Wuhan (CN); Shunwan Zhuang, Beijing (CN); Nan Wu, Beijing (CN); and Jianjie You, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/683,778.
Application 17/683,778 is a continuation of application No. 17/023,790, filed on Sep. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,290,386.
Application 17/023,790 is a continuation of application No. 16/240,242, filed on Jan. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,791,059, issued on Sep. 29, 2020.
Application 16/240,242 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2017/084379, filed on May 15, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 201610533501.5 (CN), filed on Jul. 7, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0263764 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 47/2441 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01); H04L 45/64 (2022.01); H04L 47/33 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 47/2441 (2013.01) [H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 45/04 (2013.01); H04L 45/64 (2013.01); H04L 47/33 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
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1. A flow specification (FlowSpec) message processing method, comprising:
receiving, by a controller, forwarding device interface information reported by a forwarding device;
generating, by the controller, a FlowSpec message which instructs the forwarding device to apply an FlowSpec rule to at least one forwarding device interface of the forwarding device; and
sending, by the controller, the FlowSpec message to the forwarding device.