发明名称 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING PACKET FLOWS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR |
摘要 |
<p>Packet flows are processed, e.g. to perform an intrusion detection function in a communication network, by means of a multiprocessor system including a plurality of processing units. The packets are distributed for processing among the processing units via a distribution function. Such a distribution function is selectively allotted to one of the processing units of the plurality. A preferred embodiment of the arrangement involves using a single Symmetric Multi-Processor machine with a single network port to Gigabit/sec link. The corresponding system architecture does not require any intermediate device, or any external load balancing mechanism. All the processing work is performed on a single system, which is able to dynamically balance the traffic load among the several independent CPUs. By resorting to a specific scheduling arrangement, such a system is able to effectively distribute the computations required to perform both the loadbalancing and the detection operations.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1877899(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.01.16 |
申请号 |
EP20050745281 |
申请日期 |
2005.05.04 |
申请人 |
TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A. |
发明人 |
ABENI, PAOLO;MILANI COMPARETTI, PAOLO;DI PAOLA, SEBASTIANO;LAMASTRA, GERARDO |
分类号 |
G06F9/46;G06F1/00;H04L29/06 |
主分类号 |
G06F9/46 |
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