Flexible flow-aging mechanism
US7817549B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 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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