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System, Method, and Apparatus for Prioritizing Network Traffic Using Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)

  • US 20090225655A1
  • Filed: 03/07/2008
  • Published: 09/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for prioritizing network traffic comprising:

  • receiving a packet from a sender device, the packet addressed to a receiver device;

    identifying the packet at a network layer to determine at least one of an application or protocol associated with the packet;

    generating traffic priority information associated with the packet based upon the identifying, the traffic priority information indicating traffic prioritization between the sender device and the receiver device;

    forwarding the packet to the receiver device;

    receiving an acknowledgment packet from the receiving device; and

    inserting the traffic priority information into the acknowledgment packet at a transport layer.

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