Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Ponnappa Palecanda

Michael T Roeder

In an embodiment, a method of secure information distribution between nodes, includes: performing a handshake process with an adjacent node to determine membership in a secure group; and distributing secure information to the adjacent node, if the adjacent node is a member of the secure group. In another embodiment, an apparatus for secure information distribution between nodes, includes: a node configured to performing a handshake process with an adjacent node to determine membership in a secure group, and distribute secure information to the adjacent node, if the adjacent node is a member of the secure group.

Secure information distribution between nodes (network devices)

Methods for handling packets received at a network device are described. The packets are placed into a queue that contains packets of a first type and packets of a second type. The packets of the first type include protocol packets, and the packets of the second type include packets other than protocol packets. A first count is incremented when the queue is full. A packet of the second type is forwarded for processing provided that the first count satisfies a condition; otherwise, the packet of the second type is discarded.

Packet handling on a network device

One embodiment in accordance with the invention is a method for enabling efficient data storage. The method can include determining a maximum value for an element of a data structure, wherein the element can be stored. Also, a minimal bit number is determined that can represent the maximum value. A minimum amount of memory is determined for storing the minimal bit number. The minimum amount of memory is allocated. A determination is made as to where to store the element within the minimum amount of allocated memory.

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