The present invention relates to a traffic? oW template for indicating preferred treatment of a
service instance. For doing so, the table provides at least one packet? lter, and an IP …

A network device and method for packet processing are provided. A packet processing
accelerator is configured to receive packets from a network and define for ones of the …

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Connolly Bove Lodge & (63) Continuation of application No.
10/138,760, filed on Huitz LLP May 3, 2002, now Pat. No. 7,184,444, which is a continuation …

(57) ABSTRACT A network element controls congestion in a link of a packet data network. A
congested link is identified and a throttle rate is determined for one or more of the traffic …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus are provided for processing a data packet. Policy
data that specifies nested encapsulation may be identified based upon one or more …

In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for calculating the engineered capacity of a
packet network is described. More specifically, Subscriber usage data is col lected from the …

(57) ABSTRACT A method, system, and apparatus for prioritizing network traffic according to
one embodiment includes receiving a packet addressed to a receiver device from a sender …

In a method of measuring packet loss, a flow of packets is identified at first and second
locations in a network. The packets in the flow are counted at each of the first and second …

US5481735A - Method for modifying packets that meet a particular criteria as the packets
pass between two layers in a network - Google Patents US5481735A - Method for modifying …

(57) ABSTRACT A method arid apparatus for generating probe packets for network
measurements, in which a first probe packet is generated by normal routing through a …