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Hardware throttling of network traffic sent to a processor based on new address rates

US7672293B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2006
Grant dateMar 2, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1458
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an embodiment of the invention, a method and apparatus for hardware throttling of network traffic, includes: receiving a packet; and preventing the packet from being copied, based on a rate field value associated with a new address in the packet information in the packet. The packet is not copied even if a copy rule is triggered.

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