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Method and apparatus for managing packet flows for multiple network services

  • US 20040122967A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2002
  • Published: 06/24/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for simultaneously managing network data traffic for multiple network services, comprising:

  • receiving flow rules for network data traffic from multiple network services, wherein the flow rules from the multiple network services can possibly conflict; and

    collapsing the flow rules from the multiple network services into a consistent set of flow rules in a low-level form that can be efficiently applied to a packet flow; and

    installing the consistent set of flow rules into a flow enforcement device, which applies the consistent set of flow rules to a packet flow received from a high-speed network connection;

    whereby the flow rules from the multiple network services can be simultaneously applied to packet flow, instead of being applied separately by each network service.

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