Sanitizing packet headers
US8824472B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0227
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device may receive a packet, determine whether the packet includes two or more headers of a same type, modify the packet to correct for the two or more headers of the same type when the packet includes the two or more headers of the same type, determine whether the packet includes out-of-sequence headers, and modify the packet to correct for the out-of-sequence headers when the packet includes the out-of-sequence headers.
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