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Approaches for applying service policies to encrypted packets

  • US 7,562,213 B1
  • Filed: 09/16/2003
  • Issued: 07/14/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for applying a quality of service to an encrypted packet comprising:

  • during initial establishment of a secure control channel, receiving and storing an identifier associated with the quality of service in association with a first Internet Key Exchange (IKE) ID;

    examining an encrypted packet;

    without decrypting the encrypted packet, mapping a second IKE ID from the packet, using the first IKE ID, to the identifier associated with the quality of service in a profile portion of the encrypted packet;

    in response to mapping to the identifier associated with the quality of service, applying the associated quality of service to the encrypted packet.

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