Method and apparatus to enable efficient processing and transmission of network communications
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, on an outbound path of an internal network, a network transmission directed to a destination node of an external network;
identifying a network transmission item in the network transmission;
generating an item signature associated with the network transmission item;
determining whether the network transmission item originates from the internal network or an external network based at least in part on the item signature;
transmitting the network transmission item to the destination node if the item originates from an external network; and
further processing the network transmission item if the item originates from the internal network.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to enable efficient processing and transmission of network communications are described. A network transmission directed to one or more destination nodes within a network is received. One or more network transmission items are identified in the network transmission. One or more item signatures associated with the one or more network transmission items are generated. Finally, a determination is made whether the one or more network transmission items can be transmitted to the one or more destination nodes by further processing the one or more item signatures.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, on an outbound path of an internal network, a network transmission directed to a destination node of an external network; identifying a network transmission item in the network transmission; generating an item signature associated with the network transmission item; determining whether the network transmission item originates from the internal network or an external network based at least in part on the item signature; transmitting the network transmission item to the destination node if the item originates from an external network; and further processing the network transmission item if the item originates from the internal network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory to receive, on an outbound path of an internal network, a network transmission directed to a destination node of an external network, to identify a network transmission item in the network transmission, to generate an item signature associated with the network transmission item, to determine whether the network transmission item originates from the internal network or an external network based at least in part on the item signature, to transmit the network transmission item to the destination node if the item originates from an external network, and to further process the network transmission item if the item originates from the internal network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An article of manufacture comprising a machine-accessible medium having content to provide instructions to result in an electronic device performing operations including:
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receiving, on an outbound path of an internal network, a network transmission directed to a destination node of an external network; identifying a network transmission item in the network transmission; generating an item signature associated with the network transmission item; determining whether the network transmission item originates from the internal network or an external network based at least in part on the item signature; transmitting the network transmission item to the destination node if the item originates from an external network; and further processing the network transmission item if the item originates from the internal network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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