Internet packet filter management and rectangle geometry

David Eppstein, S. Muthukrishnan

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    Abstract

    We consider rule sets for internet packet routing and filtering, where each rule consists of a range of source addresses, a range of destination addresses, a priority, and an action. A given packet should be handled by the action from the maximum priority rule that matches its source and destination. We describe new data structures for quickly finding the rule matching an incoming packet, in near-linear space, and a new algorithm for determining whether a rule set contains any conflicts, in time &Ogr; (n 3/2).

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 12th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms
    Pages827-835
    Number of pages9
    StatePublished - 2001
    Event2001 Operating Section Proceedings, American Gas Association - Dallas, TX, United States
    Duration: Apr 30 2001May 1 2001

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms

    Other

    Other2001 Operating Section Proceedings, American Gas Association
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityDallas, TX
    Period4/30/015/1/01

    Keywords

    • Algorithms
    • Management
    • Theory
    • Verification

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Software
    • Mathematics(all)

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