Patent ID: 9391903
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of controlling packet flow in a network, the method comprising: transmitting, by a first network device to a second network device, a first packet flow and a second packet flow: receiving, at the first network device, a first flow identifier that identifies a first application corresponding with a first content of the first packet flow and a second flow identifier that identifies a second application corresponding with a second content of the second packet flow, wherein the first flow identifier and the second flow identifier are generated by the second network device, and wherein the first application corresponding with the first content of the first packet flow and the second application corresponding with the second content of the second packet flow are identified by the second network device using deep packet inspection: receiving, at the first network device, a priority information indicating that the first application has a first priority and that the second application has a second priority that is lower than the first priority, wherein the first priority and the second priority are generated by the second network device: and transmitting, by the first network device, the first packet flow and a modified second packet flow that includes the priority information.