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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2007
Chris O'rourke, Apex, NC (US);
Louis F. Menditto, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dwight R. Frye, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Keith R. Schomburg, Apex, NC (US);
Robert A. Mackie, Cary, NC (US);
Mark Albert, Morrisville, NC (US);
Walter G. Dixon, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Thomas R. Bakita, Raleigh, NC (US);
Frank W. Pittenger, Raleigh, NC (US);
John G. White, Cary, NC (US);
Chris O'Rourke, Apex, NC (US);
Louis F. Menditto, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dwight R. Frye, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Keith R. Schomburg, Apex, NC (US);
Robert A. Mackie, Cary, NC (US);
Mark Albert, Morrisville, NC (US);
Walter G. Dixon, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Thomas R. Bakita, Raleigh, NC (US);
Frank W. Pittenger, Raleigh, NC (US);
John G. White, Cary, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for distributing information in a network environment is provided that includes receiving one or more packets from a communication flow initiated by an end user and selectively communicating information associated with the communication flow to a network element so that the network element may correlate a source with the communication flow.