32-bit vendor-extended-type vendor specific attribute

Details 32-bit vendor-extended-type vendor specific attribute 32-bit vendor-extended-type vendor specific attribute

2007-06-12

2007-06-12

Chang, Jungwon (Department: 2154)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer protocol implementing

Computer-to-computer data framing

C455S411000, C713S161000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09975896

ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for generating and receiving an extended Vendor Specific Attribute (VSA) is disclosed. In one aspect, a extended format VSA may be generated containing at least a Vendor-Type field having a predetermined value and a Extended Vendor-Type field. A Vendor Specific Attribute packet generated and received in accordance with the teachings of this disclosure may have a field sequence of <Type> <Length> <Vendor-ID> <Vendor-Type> <Length> <Vendor-Extended-Type> <Value>, and may field lengths of Type=8 bits; Length=8 bits; Vendor-ID=32 bits; Vendor-Type 8 bits; Length=8 bits; Vendor-Extended-Type=32 bits; and Value=1 or more bytes.

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