Patent ID: 11882029
Assignee: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a first other MPLS packet that includes a first other MPLS header, a first other secure MPLS data header, and a first other MPLS payload;
processing the first other MPLS header to determine a first other label associated with another LSP and another secure function indicator;
determining, based on the first other label and the other secure function indicator, that the ingress network device is to decrypt the first other MPLS payload of the first other MPLS packet;
identifying, based on determining that the ingress network device is to decrypt the first other MPLS payload and based on the first other secure MPLS data header, another secure function to decrypt the first other MPLS payload;
decrypting, using the other secure function, the first other MPLS payload to generate a decrypted packet; and
performing, based on the decrypted packet, one or more actions.