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Detecting and preventing flooding attacks in a network environment

US10284594B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2017
Grant dateMay 7, 2019
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/143
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for processing network traffic data includes receiving a packet, and determining whether the packet is a previously dropped packet that is being retransmitted. A method for processing network traffic content includes receiving a plurality of headers, the plurality of headers having respective first field values, and determining whether the first field values of the respective headers form a first prescribed pattern. A method for processing network traffic content includes receiving a plurality of packets, and determining an existence of a flooding attack without tracking each of the plurality of packets with a SYN bit.

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