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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2003
Mark Albert, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Richard A. Howes, Roswell, GA (US);
James A. Jordon, Roswell, GA (US);
Edward A. Kersey, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Louis F. Menditto, Raleigh, NC (US);
Chris O'rourke, Morrisville, NC (US);
Pranav Kumar Tiwari, Raleigh, NC (US);
Tzu-ming Tsang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Mark Albert, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Richard A. Howes, Roswell, GA (US);
James A. Jordon, Roswell, GA (US);
Edward A. Kersey, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Louis F. Menditto, Raleigh, NC (US);
Chris O'Rourke, Morrisville, NC (US);
Pranav Kumar Tiwari, Raleigh, NC (US);
Tzu-Ming Tsang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of obtaining instructions for routing a packet is described that includes receiving a packet having a packet flow identifier that includes a packet source IP address, a packet destination IP address, a packet source port, and a packet destination port and checking whether the packet flow identifier matches a stored instruction. If the packet flow identifier does not match a stored instruction, whether the packet flow identifier matches a stored criteria is checked and if the packet matches a stored criteria, the packet is forwarded to a service manager.