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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Walter Dixon, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Mahesh C. Kalyanakrishnan, Cary, NC (US);
Juan M. Mojica, Cary, NC (US);
Humberto M. Taváres, Cary, NC (US);
Walter Dixon, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Mahesh C. Kalyanakrishnan, Cary, NC (US);
Juan M. Mojica, Cary, NC (US);
Humberto M. Taváres, Cary, NC (US);
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided in one example and includes receiving a plurality of packets associated with a flow; parsing the plurality of packets associated with the flow; executing a first quality of service decision such that a first set of packets within the plurality of packets are not forwarded to their intended destination; receiving a second set of packets, which reflects a retransmission of at least a portion of the first set of packets; executing a second quality of service decision such that the second set of packets is forwarded to their intended destination; and billing the second set of packets in response to forwarding the second set of packets. In more detailed embodiments, the method includes accessing a table in which entries are provided for particular sequence number ranges for the first set of packets.