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Filtering data packets at a network gateway working as a service-based policy (sblp) enforcement point

US7554949B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 2003
Grant dateJun 30, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/16
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of filtering data packets at a network gateway is disdosed. The data packets have a header including a destination address and an extension header, and the method includes selectively blocking ones of the data packets where neither the destination address nor the extension header matches a predetermined criterion.

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