Netscout Systems, Inc.

Erik W Hjelmstad

Andrew Richard Harding

Peter C Vinsel

Gordon Beith

A method for parallel processing of ingress packets destined to a plurality of inline tools is provided. An ingress packet is processed to extract a plurality of packet header fields and to generate a packet identifier. A hash index is generated by hashing information associated with the plurality of packet header fields. A copy of the ingress packet and the packet identifier are stored in a hash table entry using the generated hash index. The ingress packet is simultaneously forwarded to each of the plurality of inline tool devices.

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Colorado Springs, CO, United States of America

Erik W Hjelmstad