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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Lei Bao, Wuxi, CN;
Liang Rong, Wuxi, CN;
Gang Tang, Nanjing, CN;
Zi Jin Tao, Wuxi, CN;
Ming Shuang Xian, Wuxi, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining, by one or more processor, metadata of at least one packet of a network stream; and determining, by the one or more processor, a shortcut rule for the network stream to bypass at least one waypoint network, the shortcut rule being determined using the metadata of the at least one packet of the network stream. In one embodiment, the obtaining includes obtaining the metadata from the at least one waypoint network. In another embodiment, the obtaining comprises obtaining the metadata from multiple packets of the network stream, and the determining comprises using the metadata of the multiple packets of the network stream to determine the shortcut rule. In a further embodiment, the determining includes analyzing a header of the at least one packet of the network stream.