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Differentiated handling of data traffic with adaptation of network address lookup

  • US 9,231,867 B2
  • Filed: 10/22/2010
  • Issued: 01/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for differentiated handling of data traffic related to a network resource, said data traffic being preceded by a lookup procedure for obtaining a network address of the network resource, the method implemented by a network device and comprising the steps of:

  • processing a message of the lookup procedure for adapting the lookup procedure to return a network address of a replacement network resource capable of replacing the network resource in communication of the data traffic,wherein the network address of the replacement network resource is selected in accordance with a traffic class of the data traffic related to the network resource, andwhereby differentiated handling of the data traffic in said communication with the replacement network resource is accomplished using a packet classification rule operating on the basis of the network address of the replacement network resource.

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