Method and system for managing communications in a system comprising a receiver entity, a sender entity, and a network entity

1. A system, comprising:

a sender entity;

a receiver entity;

a network entity interposed between the sender entity and the receiver entity;

wherein the receiver entity is configured to:

send a connection request to the sender entity; and

send, to the sender entity, at least one encrypted meta-information for the connection;

wherein the sender entity is configured to insert the at least one encrypted meta-information into at least one packet of the connection, wherein the meta-information is a marker which indicates a specific treatment of data along a network path;

wherein the network entity is configured to:

decrypt the at least one meta-information; and

process the at least one packet based on the decrypted at least one meta-information.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the encryption is based on parameters characterizing the connection.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the receiver entity is configured to encrypt the at least one meta-information based on an initialization value and a key.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the initialization value is determined based on parameters characterizing the connection.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the key is determined based on parameters characterizing the connection.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the network entity is configured to decrypt the meta-information based on an initialization value and a key.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the parameters characterizing the connection comprise at least one of: connection identifiers, fields comprised in a header, a non-repetitive property of the connection.

8. A method for managing communications in a system, the system comprising a sender entity, a receiver entity, and a network entity interposed between the sender entity and the receiver entity, the method comprising:

causing the receiver entity to send, to the sender entity, a connection request and at least one encrypted meta-information for the connection;

causing the sender entity to insert the at least one encrypted meta-information into at least one packet of the connection, wherein the meta-information is a marker which indicates a specific treatment of data along a network path;

causing the network entity to:

decrypt the at least one meta-information; and

process the at least one packet based on the decrypted at least one meta-information.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the encryption is based on parameters characterizing the connection.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one encrypted meta-information is obtained by performing encryption of the at least one meta-information based on an initialization value and a key.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the initialization value is determined based on the parameters characterizing the connection.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the key is determined based on the parameters characterizing the connection.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising causing the network entity to decrypt the meta-information based on an initialization value and a key.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the parameters characterizing the connection comprise at least one of: connection identifiers, fields comprised in a header, a non-repetitive property of the connection.

15. A receiver entity in a system, the system comprising a sender entity, the receiver entity, and a network entity interposed between the sender entity and the receiver entity, the receiver entity comprising:

processing circuitry;

memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the receiver entity is operative to:

send a connection request to the sender entity;

send, to the sender entity, at least one encrypted meta-information for the connection, wherein the meta-information is a marker which indicates a specific treatment of requested data along a network path;

wherein the meta-information is decryptable by the network entity; and

wherein the sender entity is capable of handling the meta-information only in encrypted form.

16. A sender entity in a system, the system comprising the sender entity, a receiver entity, and a network entity interposed between the sender entity and the receiver entity, the sender entity comprising:

processing circuitry;

memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the sender entity is operative to:

insert at least one encrypted meta-information received from the receiver entity into at least one packet of a connection, wherein the meta-information is a marker which indicates a specific treatment of data along a network path;

wherein the sender entity is capable of handling the meta-information only in encrypted form.

17. A network entity in a system, the system comprising a sender entity, a receiver entity, and the network entity, the network entity interposed between the sender entity and the receiver entity; the network entity comprising:

processing circuitry;

memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the network entity is operative to:

decrypt at least one meta-information included in a packet of a connection established between the sender entity and the receiver entity, wherein the meta-information is a marker which indicates a specific treatment of data along a network path;

process the at least one packet based on the decrypted at least one meta-information.

18. The network entity of claim 17 :

wherein the encrypted meta-information is obtained by encrypting the meta-information according to a rule known to the network entity and the receiver entity; and

wherein the sender entity is capable of handling the meta-information only in encrypted form.

19. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a computer program product for managing communications in a system comprising a sender entity, a receiver entity, and a network entity interposed between the sender entity and the receiver entity, the computer program product comprising software instructions which, when run on processing circuitry of a computing device, causes the computing device to:

cause the receiver entity to send, to the sender entity, a connection request and at least one encrypted meta-information for the connection;

cause the sender entity to insert the at least one encrypted meta-information into at least one packet of the connection, wherein the meta-information is a marker which indicates a specific treatment of data along a network path;

cause the network entity to:

decrypt the at least one meta-information; and

process the at least one packet based on the decrypted at least one meta-information.