Apparatus and method for caching counter values in network packet traffic sampling

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7221655
APP PUB NO 20030174655A1
SERIAL NO

10098880

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A method of caching counter values in network packet traffic sampling, includes: generating a pre-sample strobe; loading the pre-sample strobe into a counter cache; waiting for the next strobe; and generating a sample pulse when the next strobe arrives. An apparatus for counting packet values and for sampling the values, includes: a packet sampling processor including a counter cache, the packet sampling processor responsive to a pre-sample strobe so that the pre-sample strobe updates the counter cache, where a sample pulse is generated when the next strobe arrives.

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  • HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.

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Luk, King Citrus Heights, CA 3 51

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