METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DOMAIN BASED DYNAMIC TRAFFIC STEERING
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1. A method for domain based dynamic traffic steering, the method comprising:
- comparing a domain name with a domain whitelist and a domain blacklist of a packet modifying entity; and
if the domain name matches the domain whitelist or the domain blacklist of the packet modifying entity, updating a corresponding Internet Protocol (IP) whitelist or IP blacklist of the packet modifying entity to include an IP address of the domain name.
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Abstract
A method and system for domain based dynamic traffic steering is described. In one embodiment, a method for domain based dynamic traffic steering involves comparing a domain name with a domain whitelist and a domain blacklist of a packet modifying entity, and if the domain name matches the domain whitelist or the domain blacklist of the packet modifying entity, updating a corresponding Internet Protocol (IP) whitelist or IP blacklist of the packet modifying entity to include an IP address of the domain name. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. A method for domain based dynamic traffic steering, the method comprising:
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comparing a domain name with a domain whitelist and a domain blacklist of a packet modifying entity; and if the domain name matches the domain whitelist or the domain blacklist of the packet modifying entity, updating a corresponding Internet Protocol (IP) whitelist or IP blacklist of the packet modifying entity to include an IP address of the domain name. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for domain based dynamic traffic steering comprising:
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a steering component comprising an Internet Protocol (IP) based steering rules module containing an IP whitelist and an IP blacklist of a packet modifying entity; and a domain based steering engine comprising; a domain based steering rules module containing a domain whitelist and a domain blacklist of the packet modifying entity; and a device configured to compare a domain name with the domain whitelist and the domain blacklist and to cause a corresponding IP whitelist or IP blacklist to be updated to include an IP address of the domain name. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for domain based dynamic traffic steering, the method comprising:
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comparing a domain name with domain whitelists and domain blacklists of packet modifying entities; and if the domain name matches the domain whitelist or the domain blacklist of one of the packet modifying entities, updating a corresponding Internet Protocol (IP) whitelist or IP blacklist of the one of the packet modifying entities to include IP addresses of the domain name. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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