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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2006
Jian Yang, Boxboro, MA (US);
Shiping LI, Acton, MA (US);
Mark Duffy, Lexington, MA (US);
Shaun Jaikarran Bharrat, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Jian Yang, Boxboro, MA (US);
Shiping Li, Acton, MA (US);
Mark Duffy, Lexington, MA (US);
Shaun Jaikarran Bharrat, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Sonus Networks, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Abstract
Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for scalable filtering and policing mechanism for protecting user traffic in a network. A data packet is filtered by a multi-tiered filtering and transmission system. Data packets matching the first tier filter are discarded. Data packets matching the second tier filter are transmitted to an output module based on a criterion. Data packets in the third tier filter are hashed into bins and data packets matching an entry in the bin are transmitted to the output module based on a criterion for the bin. Data packets in the fourth tier transmission system are transmitted to the output module based on a criterion. Data packets that do not meet the criterion for transmission to the output module are transmitted to an attack identification module which analyzes the data packets to identify attacks.