Patent ID: 9596167
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a router, virtual private network (VPN) routing and forwarding table (VRF) configuration data defining a VRF for a VPN and a VPN address space for the VPN; receiving, by the router, configuration data defining a measurement endpoint for measuring performance of a layer 3 (L3) service and associating the measurement endpoint with a remote measurement endpoint of a remote router; encapsulating, by the router, to generate a flow measurement packet, a layer 2 (L2) measurement packet in a layer 4 (L4) header and an L3 header, wherein the L3 header comprises a source L3 address within the VPN address space and associated with the measurement endpoint, and wherein the L3 header comprises a destination L3 address within the VPN address space and associated with the remote measurement endpoint; and outputting, by the router, the flow measurement packet to the remote router.