Method and apparatus for high-speed parsing of network messages

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7395332
APP PUB NO 20050165966A1
SERIAL NO

11085768

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A method for searching network messages for pre-defined regular expressions is disclosed. A plurality of pre-defined regular expressions are stored in a content-addressable memory (CAM). A network message or selected portion thereof is inputted to the CAM for comparison with all of the regular expressions stored therein, the comparison with all CAM entries being done at the same time. An output is returned from the CAM. In response to the output from the CAM, identifying an action to be applied to the given network message or portion thereof that corresponds to a CAM entry matching the inputted network message or selected portion thereof.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INCSAN JOSE CALIFORNIA 95134-1706

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Edsall, Thomas J Cupertino, CA 100 4266
Gai, Silvano Vigliano d'Asti, IT 81 7229

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