Packet filtering methods and systems

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2007-05-15

2007-05-15

Nguyen-Ba, Hoang-Vu Antony (Department: 2623)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

Computer network access regulating

C713S154000, C713S160000, C717S139000, C717S140000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11216174

ABSTRACT:
Small, optimized sequences of binary 5-tuples, representing filter rules, which achieve space efficient packet filtering. A post-match procedure table allows dynamic and extensible packet processing. Packet filtering is accomplished by processing filter rule statements and procedure statements, entered by a user in a rules file, to generate 5-tuple filtering rules and a procedure table, and loading the filtering rules and procedure table into the filter interpreter. A filter interpreter then applies the resolved filtering rules for each packet received at the network adapter. When a filtered packet matches a rule, a specified function is invoked.

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