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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2007
Frederick C. Rogers, Olathe, KS (US);
Lyle T. Bertz, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Salvador Cerda, Jr., Peculiar, MO (US);
Jeremy R. Breau, Kansas City, MO (US);
Frederick C. Rogers, Olathe, KS (US);
Lyle T. Bertz, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Salvador Cerda, Jr., Peculiar, MO (US);
Jeremy R. Breau, Kansas City, MO (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A communication network element receives a user packet in a packet flow for a user and stores the user packet in a memory. The network element retrieves the user packet from the memory, processes the user packet with a first service function, and stores the user packet in the memory. The network element transfers a memory pointer for the user packet to a second service function. The network element retrieves the user packet from the memory based on the memory pointer, processes the user packet with the second service function, and stores the user packet in the memory. The network element transfers the user packet.