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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2003
Applicants:
Barry S. Burns, Cary, NC (US);
Jeffery B. Scott, Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Barry S. Burns, Cary, NC (US);
Jeffery B. Scott, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for identifying data is provided that includes receiving a data stream and performing a hashing operation on a portion of the data stream in order to identify a key that reflects an identity associated with the data stream. The method further includes storing a plurality of first and second hash table entries and comparing the key to the first and second hash table entries in order to evaluate if there is a match between the key and the first and second hash table entries.