Patent ID: 7680104
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of sending data from a first node to a second node, comprising: prior to sending a data packet having a header and a payload for an application that requires an IP address to be embedded in the payload, generating, by the first node the data packet to include (i), in the header, a tag that is adjacent to the IP address that is required by the application whereby the header and (ii), in the payload, the same tag as a replacement for the IP address that is required by the application such that the IP address is not embedded in the payload; and sending, by the first node, the data packet with the header including the tag and the adjacent IP address and the payload including the same tag as a replacement to the IP address that is required by the application such that the IP address is not embedded in the payload, wherein the tag comprises an application type field that identifies the application that uses the IP address and a tag field and wherein the application type field is adjacent to the tag field in the payload.