Method for automatically classifying traffic in a packet communications network
US6412000B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a packet communication environment, a method is provided for automatically classifying packet flows for use in allocating bandwidth resources by a rule of assignment of a service level. The method comprises applying individual instances of traffic classification paradigms to packet network flows based on selectable information obtained from a plurality of layers of a multi-layered communication protocol in order to define a characteristic class, then mapping the flow to the defined traffic class. It is useful to note that the automatic classification is sufficiently robust to classify a complete enumeration of the possible traffic.
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