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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Tzvetelina B. Battestilli, Raleigh, NC (US);
Steven W. Hunter, Raleigh, NC (US);
Terry L. Nelms, Ii, Dallas, GA (US);
Gary R. Shippy, Cary, NC (US);
Tzvetelina B. Battestilli, Raleigh, NC (US);
Steven W. Hunter, Raleigh, NC (US);
Terry L. Nelms, II, Dallas, GA (US);
Gary R. Shippy, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and/or computer program steer internet protocol (IP) packet fragments that are components of a series of IP packet fragments. A switch receives an IP packet fragment. In response to determining that the fragment is not a lead packet fragment in a series of IP packet fragments that make up an original IP packet, the IP packet fragment is pushed onto a data stack. The switch then receives an IP packet fragment which is determined to be the lead packet fragment in a series of IP packet fragments. The IP 5-tuple from the lead packet fragment is parsed to steer all fragments in the series to a destination port.