Identification of application sessions

摘要

A system and method to associate a packet transmitted using a grant in a Multiple Grants per Interval (MGI) service flow with a corresponding application session that generated the packet is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a packet and generating a first identifier that identifies the application session that generated the packet based on packet characteristics. The method further includes the step of mapping the first identifier to a second identifier based on a mapping function, inserting the second identifier into the packet, and transmitting the packet to a destination in the grant of the MGI service flow.

主权项

1. A media gateway configured to associate a packet transmitted using a grant in a Multiple Grants per Interval (MGI) service flow with a corresponding application session that generated the packet, the media gateway comprising:
a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
receive a packet;assign a first identifier that identifies the application session that generated the packet based on packet characteristics;map the first identifier to a second identifier based on a mapping function;insert the second identifier into the packet; andtransmit the packet to a destination device in the grant of the MGI service flow via a cable modem, the cable modem being external to and separate from the media gateway.