Method and apparatus for processing duplicate packets
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1. A network device comprising:
- a duplicate packet map (DPM).
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining if a packet is a duplicate packet are disclosed. The method includes determining if a field of a duplicate packet map (DPM) indicates the packet is the duplicate packet. The determination is made using a packet summary value (PSV) corresponding to the packet. The apparatus (a network device, for example) includes a duplicate packet map (DPM), which can be used to make the foregoing determination.
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- 1. A network device comprising:
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36. A method for determining if a packet is a duplicate packet, comprising:
determining if a field of a duplicate packet map (DPM) indicates said packet is said duplicate packet, wherein said determination is made using a packet summary value (PSV) corresponding to said packet. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A network device comprising:
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a processor;
computer readable medium coupled to said processor; and
computer code, encoded in said computer readable medium, for determining if a packet is a duplicate packet and configured to cause said processor to;
determine if a field of a duplicate packet map (DPM) indicates said packet is said duplicate packet, wherein said computer code configured to cause said processor to determine uses a packet summary value (PSV) corresponding to said packet. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A computer program product for determining if a packet is a duplicate packet, comprising:
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a first set of instructions, executable on a computer system, configured to determine if a field of a duplicate packet map (DPM) indicates said packet is said duplicate packet, wherein said first set of instructions makes said determination using a packet summary value (PSV) corresponding to said packet; and
computer readable media, wherein said computer program product is encoded in said computer readable media. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. An apparatus method for determining if a packet is a duplicate packet, comprising:
means for determining if a field of a duplicate packet map (DPM) indicates said packet is said duplicate packet, wherein said means for determining uses a packet summary value (PSV) corresponding to said packet. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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