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Method and system for controlling network traffic within the same connection with different packet tags by varying the policies applied to a connection

US8331223B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2007
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/31
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for controlling network traffic with different tags within the same connection by applying policies for each tag are disclosed. A method is disclosed in which incoming traffic is received. A traffic class is assigned to the traffic class. Outgoing traffic is controlled based on the assigned policy for the incoming traffic.

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