US Patent:
20090204723, Aug 13, 2009
Inventors:
Johann Heinrich Tonsing - Zwartkop, ZA
Roelof Nico DuToit - Portersville PA, US
Gysbert Floris van Beek Van Leeuwen - Erasmuckloof, ZA
Jan Niel Viljoen - Cambridge, GB
David Wells - Cambridgeshire, GB
Leon Johannes Brits - Pretoria, ZA
Jan Christoffel DuToit - Highveld, ZA
Assignee:
NETRONOME SYSTEMS INC. - Cambridge
International Classification:
H04L 12/56
Abstract:
A system and method for handling a digital electronic flow between a first and second entity in which a flow policy is determined that is to be applied to the flow and the flow is then directed along a path in accordance with the policy. An ID is supplied for each flow and a tag associated with each flow which indicates the policy to be applied to its associated flow. Flows are also associated with one another, with associated flows having associated policies. In particular the flow may be processed or forwarded. The path may include a graph structure and virtual applications.