Method of protecting against denial-of-service attacks
US8505091B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2101
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method of protecting against a denial-of-service (DoS) attack are described. The apparatus comprises a classification engine, a meter engine, and a copy engine. The method comprises assigning a received packet to a meter based upon a classification of the network packet, determining that a DoS attack is in progress based upon a meter count, copying at least one packet from the meter to a processor; and suppressing the copying of subsequently received network packets to the processor.
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