Patent ID: 8166547
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a transfer of data between a first node device and a second node device in a data network, the method comprising: identifying data associated with a communication session over a first data transfer path on the data network between the first node device and the second node device, the identifying of data associated with the communication session including: further processing, on a processor circuit, data of said communication session when a portion of said communication session meets a criterion as identified though performance of the signature analysis on the initial portion of data associated with the communication session and subsequently received data of the communication session, the further processing including at least one data processing action of the identified policy, the data processing action including originating a second communication session over a second data transfer path and diverting said communication session to the second communication session via the second data transfer path which is slower than the first data transfer path; and permitting said communication session to continue on the first data transfer path when said portion of said communication session does not meet said criterion.