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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Andrew Dolganow, Kanata, CA;
Steven Edward Morin, Ottawa, CA;
Anthony Peres, Ottawa, CA;
Alcatel-Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: creating the application specific service ping packing including a special packet identification field that identifies the application specific service ping packet as a special packet, and including an application identification field that identifies an application to which the application specific service ping packet corresponds; modifying a deep packet inspection engine to recognize the application specific service ping packet; sending the application specific service ping packet through a deep packet inspection element; identifying the application specific service ping packet as a special packet; determining that the application specific service ping packet can be mapped to a specific application; identifying the specific application; setting an application for processing to the specific application; and performing known application processing based on the set specific application.