METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A PACKET

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12249832

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A system and method for identifying target packets in a network. The invention identifies packets by computing a hash value over at least a portion of a packet passing through a network device such as a router. The hash value is used as an address, or index, into a memory. The hash value identifies a unique memory address and a flag is set at the respective memory location. When a target packet is detected elsewhere in a network, the network device receives a query message containing a hash value of the target packet. The network device compares the target packet to the hash values in memory. A match between the hash value in memory and the hash value in the query message indicates the target packet was observed by the network device. After a match is detected, the network device makes a reply available to the network.

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AZURE NETWORKS LLC211 W TYLER SUITE C-3 DALLAS TX 75601

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Milligan, Stephen Douglas Stow , US 18 518
Milliken, Walter Clark Dover , US 38 1691
Partridge, Craig Lansing , US 31 953
Sanchez, Luis Mayaguez , US 31 744
Strayer, William Timothy West Newton , US 34 1555

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