Stateful packet inspection and classification

• Main Authors: Lin, Shu, Kwan, Philip
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.12.2023
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

Stateful inspection and classification of packets is disclosed. A first differentiated services header value (DSHV) to associate with a first packet type and a corresponding first quality of service treatment is received from a configuration interface for a first packet type associated with a network traffic flow originating from a first application type. A second DSHV is received from the configuration interface to associate with a second packet type. A first packet having the first packet type is received and the first quality of service treatment is applied to the first packet. A second packet having the second packet type is received and the second quality of service treatment is applied to the second packet.