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Commmon agent framework for network devices

  • US 9,100,346 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 08/04/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for automating packet handling on a network device, the method comprising:

  • receiving a packet;

    detecting the packet is associated with a protocol that is unknown to an interface of the network device;

    performing a lookup of the protocol to identify a matching protocol for the unknown protocol; and

    upon determining a matching protocol is available, dynamically loading a protocol handler corresponding to the matching protocol into memory of the network device, wherein the protocol handler is loaded into the memory after the network device receives the packet and during processing operations for the packet.

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