Communication method and communications device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11218575-B2
Application number	US-202016983154-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 3, 2020
Priority date	Feb 5, 2018
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

A communication method and a communications device, so that both a location and a length of information carried in a data packet header are flexible and variable, the length does not need to be fixed, and the location does not need to be specified. Compared with a conventional protocol, the communication method has stronger flexibility and higher scalability. The method includes: obtaining, by a first device, a data packet, where the data packet includes a first packet header, the first packet header includes first indication information and a value of first packet header information, the first indication information is used to indicate a location of the value of the first packet header information, and the first packet header information is device identification information; and processing, by the first device, the data packet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication method, comprising:
obtaining, by a first device, a data packet, wherein the data packet comprises a first packet header, the first packet header comprises first indication information and a value of first packet header information, the first indication information is used to indicate a location of the value of the first packet header information, and the first packet header information is device identification information; and
processing, by the first device, the data packet;
wherein an i th basic unit in the first packet header comprises the value of the first packet header information which comprises N i consecutive first bits and N i+1 consecutive second bits, wherein i≥1;

the first indication information comprises third bits;
the third bits are located before the N i consecutive first bits, and an (i+1) th basic unit comprises the N i+1 consecutive second bits and the third bit before the N i+1 consecutive second bits; and
the third bit in the i th basic unit is used to indicate whether a next basic unit connected to the i th basic unit is the (i+1) th basic unit.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the value of the first packet header information comprises N consecutive bits, wherein N≥1; and
the first indication information comprises a first value indicating the location of the value of the first packet header information, the first value is used to indicate a quantity N of the N consecutive bits or a quantity of basic units, and the basic unit is used to carry the N consecutive bits.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first indication information comprises the first value indicating the location of the value of the first packet header information, and the first value comprises S consecutive bits; and
the first packet header further comprises second indication information, the second indication information comprises a second value indicating a location of the first value, the second value is used to indicate a quantity of the S consecutive bits or a quantity of basic units, and the basic unit is used to carry the S consecutive bits.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first value comprises S j consecutive fourth bits and S j+1 consecutive fifth bits, wherein j≥1;
second indication information comprises sixth bits, the first packet header further comprises the second indication information, and the second indication information comprises a location indicating the first indication information; and
the sixth bits are located before the S j consecutive fourth bits, between the S j consecutive fourth bits and the S j+1 consecutive fifth bits, and/or after the S j+1 consecutive fifth bits.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein a j th basic unit comprises the S j consecutive fourth bits and a sixth bit before the S j consecutive fourth bits, and a (j+1) th basic unit comprises the S j+1 consecutive fifth bits and the sixth bit before the S j+1 consecutive fifth bits; and
the sixth bit in the j th basic unit is used to indicate whether a next basic unit connected to the j th basic unit is the (j+1) th basic unit.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first packet header further comprises third indication information and a type of the first packet header information, and the third indication information is used to indicate a location of a type of the first packet header information.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the type of the first packet header information comprises Z consecutive bits, wherein Z≥1; and
the third indication information comprises a third value indicating the location of the type of the first packet header information, the third value is used to indicate a quantity N of the Z consecutive bits or a quantity of basic units, and the basic unit is used to carry the Z consecutive bits.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the type of the first packet header information comprises Z k consecutive seventh bits and Z k+1 consecutive eighth bits, wherein k≥1;
the third indication information comprises ninth bits; and
the ninth bits are located before the Z k consecutive seventh bits, between the Z k consecutive seventh bits and the Z k+1 consecutive eighth bits, and/or after the Z k+1 consecutive eighth bits.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a k th basic unit consists of the Z k consecutive seventh bits and a ninth bit before the Z k consecutive seventh bits, and a (k+1) th basic unit consists of the Z k+1 consecutive eighth bits and the ninth bit before the Z k+1 consecutive eighth bits; and
the ninth bit in the k th basic unit is used to indicate whether a next basic unit connected to the k th basic unit is the (k+1) th basic unit.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when a value of the first indication information is in a first interval, the first indication information is the value of the first packet header information; or
when a value of the first indication information is in a second interval, the first indication information is used to indicate the location of the value of the first packet header information.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the processing, by the first device, of the data packet comprises:
sending, by the first device, the data packet to an intermediate node; or
parsing, by the first device, the data packet, and determining whether to forward the data packet.

12. A communications device, wherein the communications device is a first device, comprising:
an obtaining module, the obtaining module configured to obtain a data packet, the data packet comprising a first packet header, the first packet header comprising first indication information and a value of first packet header information, the first indication information is used to indicate a location of the value of the first packet header information, and the first packet header information is device identification information; and
a processing module configured to process the data packet,
wherein an i th basic unit in the first packet header comprises the value of the first packet header information which comprises N i consecutive first bits and N i+1 consecutive second bits, wherein i≥1;
the first indication information comprises third bits;
the third bits are located before the N i consecutive first bits, and an (i+1) th basic unit comprises the N i+1 consecutive second bits and the third bit before the N i+1 consecutive second bits; and
the third bit in the i th basic unit is used to indicate whether a next basic unit connected to the i th basic unit is the (i+1) th basic unit.

13. The communications device according to claim 12 , wherein the value of the first packet header information comprises N consecutive bits, wherein N≥1; and
the first indication information comprises a first value indicating the location of the value of the first packet header information, the first value is used to indicate a quantity N of the N consecutive bits or a quantity of basic units, and the basic unit is used to carry the N consecutive bits.

14. The communications device according to claim 13 , wherein the first indication information comprises the first value indicating the location of the value of the first packet header information, and the first value comprises S consecutive bits; and
the first packet header further comprises second indication information, the second indication information comprises a second value indicating a location of the first value, the second value is used to indicate a quantity of the S consecutive bits or a qu

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Delei
• Ren Shoushou
• Zheng Xiuli
• Mao Haiyan
• Zhang Yongtao
• Ma Ailiang

Classifications

• H04L2101/60

  Types of network addresses · CPC title

• H04L61/5007

  Internet protocol [IP] addresses · CPC title

• H04L2101/672

  Short addresses · CPC title

• H04L2101/659

  Internet protocol version 6 [IPv6] addresses · CPC title

• H04L2101/604

  Address structures or formats · CPC title