Method and system for processing communications packets according to event lists

A computer-implemented method of processing communication packets stored in memory, the processing comprising:

• assigning a first communication packet to a first communication data structure which is unique to a first connection that comprises said first communication packet;
• selecting a first event list from a database, said first event list selected based on a classification of said first communication packet, said first event list identifying a first plurality of communication modules specific for said first connection and an ordering thereof;
• processing said first communication packet through said first plurality of communication modules based on said ordering;
• assigning a third communication packet to a second communication data structure that is unique to a second connection that comprises said third communication packet;
• selecting a second event list from said database, said second event list selected based on a classification of said third communication packet, said second event list identifying a second plurality of communication modules specific for said second connection and an ordering thereof, wherein said first plurality of communication modules is different from said second plurality of communication modules;
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• processing said third communication packet through said second plurality of communication modules based on said ordering of said second event list.

A computer-implemented method of processing communication packets stored in memory within a communication framework comprising a first plurality of modules, the processing comprising:

• assigning a first communication packet to a first communication data structure which is unique to a first connection that comprises said first communication packet, wherein said first data structure comprises a first pointer to the first module of a first event list and a second pointer which points to a currently processed module during said processing of said first event list;
• selecting a first event list from a database, said first event list selected based on a classification of said first communication packet, said first event list identifying a second plurality of modules specific for said first connection and an ordering thereof, wherein said second plurality is a subset of said first plurality;
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• processing said first communication packet through said second plurality of modules based on said ordering.

A computer-implemented method of processing communication packets stored in memory within a communication framework comprising a first plurality of modules, the processing comprising:

• assigning a first communication packet to a first communication data structure which is unique to a first connection that comprises said first communication packet;
• selecting a first event list from a database, said event list selected based on a classification of said first communication packet, said first event list identifying a second plurality of modules specific for said first connection and an ordering thereof, wherein said second plurality is a subset of said first plurality;
• processing said first communication packet through said second plurality of modules based on said ordering;
• assigning a third communication packet to a second communication data structure that is unique to a second connection that comprises said third communication packet;
• selecting a second event list from said database, said second event list selected based on a classification of said third communication packet, said second event list identifying a third plurality of communication modules specific for said second connection and an ordering thereof, wherein said third plurality is a subset of said first plurality and wherein further said second plurality is different from said third plurality of communication modules;
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• processing said third communication packet through said third plurality of communication modules based on said ordering of said second event list.