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Memory saving packet modification

US8902890B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2011
Grant dateDec 2, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The method includes creating a master copy of a header for all packets of a data transmission event, the master copy including a plurality of intact constant header information, the plurality of intact constant header information being constant for all packets of the data transmission event, storing unique header information for all packets of the data transmission event, the unique header information including information unique to at least one packet of the data transmission event, tokenizing identities of each packet of the data transmission event to create a tokenized packet ID for each packet, and indexing the stored unique header information based on the tokenizing. A computer program product for directing a computer processor to perform a method. According to the method, at packet read-time, unique header information associated with the packet is overlayed onto the master copy to create a unique packet.

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