Patent ID: 9118719
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for managing a transfer of data in a data network, the apparatus comprising: a session identifier operably configured to identify data associated with a communication session between a first node and a second node in the data network, the identifying of data associated with the communication session including: a session controller having an input for receiving a control signal indicating whether said communication session meets a criterion, said session controller responsive to said control signal to produce a signal to indicate whether or not said communication session should be permitted to continue or should be subjected to further processing, the session controller permitting said communication session to continue without further processing when the control signal indicates the communication session does not meet the criterion; and a further processing module operably configured to perform said further processing as identified through performance of the signature analysis on the initial portion of data associated with the communication session and subsequently received data of the communication session, said further processing module including: