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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
May. 03, 2011
Tefcros Anthias, Los Altos, CA (US);
Sandeep Kumar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ricky Ho, San Jose, CA (US);
Saravanakumar Rajendran, San Jose, CA (US);
Tefcros Anthias, Los Altos, CA (US);
Sandeep Kumar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ricky Ho, San Jose, CA (US);
Saravanakumar Rajendran, San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for performing message payload processing functions in a network element on behalf of an application. According to one aspect, a network element intercepts data packets comprising network layer or transport layer headers having an address of a destination which destination differs from the network element. The network element determines whether information contained in layer 2-4 headers of the data packet satisfies specified criteria. If the information satisfies the specified criteria, the network element directs the data packets to a blade of the network element that performs processing based on an application layer message at least partially contained in the data packets. If the information does not satisfy the specified criteria, the network element forwards the data packets towards the destination without sending them to the blade.