Patent ID: 7260518
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving a first packet in a set of packets to be transmitted between a source and a destination; based on the first packet, identifying a source address, a destination address, a source port, a destination port, and a protocol type; determining that a cache does not include a first entry that corresponds to the set of packets, based on the source address, the destination address, the source port, the destination port, and the protocol type; adding to the cache a second entry that corresponds to the set of packets; based on the first packet in the set of packets, updating the second entry to include information; receiving a second packet in the set of packets; based on the second packet, identifying the source address, the destination address, the source port, the destination port, and the protocol type; determining that the cache includes the second entry that corresponds to the set of packets, based on the source address, the destination address, the source port, the destination port, and the protocol type; and based on the second packet in the set of packets, updating the second entry to include information.