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US 2006/0224822 A1Published application
System and method for tagging and filtering electronic data
OwnerScott Blomquist, Robert Wardinventors
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Abstract
A system and method for analyzing incoming traffic from a computer network, for example, an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network. The system and method can identify and tag data prior to filtering according to identifying information contained in the data. A look-up table implemented, for example, in a Content Addressable Memory (CAM), can be used to map tags to the identifying information, and to provide the tag based on the presence of the identifying information in the data.
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A method for filtering data from an electronic interface comprising the steps of:
- associating a tag with at least one data type;
- mapping the tag to at least one data identifier;
- receiving the data having a cell data identifier from the electronic interface;
- assigning the tag to the data if the cell data identifier matches the at least one data identifier;
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- filtering the data based on the tag.
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A system for filtering data from an electronic interface comprising:
- a look-up table capable of storing at least one data type associated with at least one data identifier, said look-up table capable of determining if a cell data identifier matches said at least one data identifier;
- a mapper/loader capable of determining a mapping between a tag and said at least one data type, said mapper/loader being capable of loading said look-up table with said mapping;
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- a line interface capable of receiving the data from the electronic interface, said line interface capable of providing the data to said look-up table, wherein said look-up table is capable of assigning said tag to the data to prepare the data for filtering if said cell data identifier matches said at least one data identifier.
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