System and method for providing source awareness in a network environment
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1. An apparatus for communicating in a network environment, the apparatus comprising:
- a content switch coupled to a proxy gateway that is operable to cause a computer to execute instructions to perform the following functions position an identifier into a request packet, wherein the content switch is operable to identify the identifier and to correlate the identifier to a source that generated the request packet, the content switch being further operable to receive the request packet and to position an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the source into the request packet before communicating the request packet to a next destination, the request packet being received by a client service packet gateway (CSPG) operable to match one or more IP addresses with one or more source profiles in order to provide one or more networking services to one or more selected sources.
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Abstract
A method for communicating in a network environment is provided that includes receiving a request packet and positioning an identifier into the request packet. The identifier may be identified and correlated to a source that generated the request packet. An internet protocol (IP) address associated with the source may be positioned in the request packet before communicating the request packet to a next destination.
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1. An apparatus for communicating in a network environment, the apparatus comprising:
a content switch coupled to a proxy gateway that is operable to cause a computer to execute instructions to perform the following functions position an identifier into a request packet, wherein the content switch is operable to identify the identifier and to correlate the identifier to a source that generated the request packet, the content switch being further operable to receive the request packet and to position an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the source into the request packet before communicating the request packet to a next destination, the request packet being received by a client service packet gateway (CSPG) operable to match one or more IP addresses with one or more source profiles in order to provide one or more networking services to one or more selected sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for communicating in a network environment, the method comprising:
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receiving a request packet; and positioning an identifier into the request packet, wherein the identifier may be identified and correlated to a source that generated the request packet, and wherein an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the source may be positioned into the request packet before communicating the request packet to a next destination where the request packet is received, and wherein one or more IP addresses are matched with one or more source profiles in order to provide one or more networking services to one or more selected sources. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for communicating in a network environment, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a request packet; and means for positioning an identifier into the request packet, wherein the identifier may be identified and correlated to a source that generated the request packet, and wherein an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the source may be positioned into the request packet before communicating the request packet to a next destination where the request packet is received, and wherein one or more IP addresses are matched with one or more source profiles in order to provide one or more networking services to one or more selected sources. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Software embodied in a computer readable media and operable to:
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receive a request packet; and position an identifier into the request packet, wherein the identifier may be identified and correlated to a source that generated the request packet, and wherein an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the source may be positioned into the request packet before communicating the request packet to a next destination where the request packet is received, and wherein match one or more IP addresses are matched with one or more source profiles in order to provide one or more networking services to one or more selected sources. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for communicating in a network environment, the apparatus comprising:
a proxy gateway operable to position an identifier into a request packet, wherein the proxy gateway comprises a content switch operable to identify the identifier and to correlate the identifier to a source that generated the request packet, the content switch being further operable to receive the request packet and to position an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the source into the request packet before communicating the request packet to a next destination, wherein the proxy gateway further comprises a client service packet gateway (CSPG) operable to receive the request packet after the IP address associated with the source has been positioned by the content switch and to match one or more IP addresses with one or more source profiles in order to provide one or more networking services to one or more selected sources. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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