Patent ID: 11924099
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A network device comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
receive a first packet from a first network, wherein the first packet comprises a first packet header, wherein the first packet header comprises a segment list, wherein the segment list comprises sequentially arranged identifiers, wherein the sequentially arranged identifiers comprise a first-type identifier and second-type identifiers, wherein a type of the first-type identifier is different from a type of the second-type identifiers, wherein the first-type identifier identifies a first network device or a first link in the first network, wherein the second-type identifiers identify a second network device or a second link in a second network, and wherein a type of the first network is different from a type of the second network, wherein the second-type identifiers are adjacent to each other, wherein the first-type identifier is located before or after the second-type identifiers in the segment list, and wherein the segment list comprises an indication identifier indicating a start location of the second-type identifiers;
encapsulate a second packet header for the first packet to generate a second packet, wherein the second packet header comprises the second-type identifiers; and
send the second packet to the second network.