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Flexible flow-aging mechanism

US7817549B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2006
Grant dateOct 19, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1408
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flow identifier is stored in a memory to identify a network flow. The memory is capable of storing multiple flow identifiers for multiple flows. Packet statistics are collected for each of the flows. The packet statistics are compared and a flow identifier is subsequently selected and removed from the memory.

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