Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating a traffic simulation respective of at least one content storing server, the content storing server operative for caching popular content. One method includes sniffing traffic between at least a first portion of a network and at least a second portion of the network, identifying, from the sniffed traffic, at least a source of content and at least a destination of the content, determining if the content is stored on a cache, simulating a notification respective of the content, and generating a simulation of traffic respective at least of: the content and the simulated notification.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a network interface to at least a first portion of a network and at least a second portion of a network. A deep-packet-inspection (DPI) unit identifies at least a source of content, the DPI unit further inspecting one or more packets provided from the identified at least a source of content over the first portion of the network, each packet having at least a specific source address and a specific destination address. A storage stores at least a portion of the content.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a network interface to at least a first portion of a network and at least a second portion of a network. A deep-packet-inspection (DPI) unit identifies at least a source of content, the DPI unit further inspecting one or more packets provided from the identified at least a source of content over the first portion of the network, each packet having at least a specific source address and a specific destination address. A storage stores at least a portion of the content.

Abstract: An apparatus including a network interface to a first portion of a network and a second portion of a network. A deep-packet-inspection (DPI) unit identifies a content source, inspects one or more packets provided from the identified source over the first network portion, each packet having a source address and a destination address. A storage stores at least a portion of the content. A content delivery unit receives a request from the second network portion for requested content from the identified source and responsive thereto provides the requested content, or portions of the requested content, from the storage to the second network portion if the requested content, or a portion of the requested content, is stored in the storage, or otherwise sends the request over the first network portion to the identified source for the requested content, or missing portions of the requested content.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods thereof provide for efficient usage of network bandwidth and ability to identify whether a client is authorized to receive such bandwidth. Content provided by a content source for a first content consumer is stored in the apparatus located in between the content source and the content consumer allowing delivery of such content to another content consumer from the apparatus thereby reducing the overall network load. For protected content, the apparatus identifies the need for authorization and provides a random identification to the target content consumer and storing that random identification as well as at least another parameter associated thereto such that when revalidation is necessary the content consumer can be validated by the apparatus.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating a traffic simulation respective of at least one content storing server, the content storing server operative for caching popular content. One method includes sniffing traffic between at least a first portion of a network and at least a second portion of the network, identifying, from the sniffed traffic, at least a source of content and at least a destination of the content, determining if the content is stored on a cache, simulating a notification respective of the content, and generating a simulation of traffic respective at least of: the content and the simulated notification.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a network interface to at least a first portion of a network and at least a second portion of a network. A deep-packet-inspection (DPI) unit identifies at least a source of content, the DPI unit further inspecting one or more packets provided from the identified at least a source of content over the first portion of the network, each packet having at least a specific source address and a specific destination address. A storage stores at least a portion of the content.

Abstract: A dispatching technique dispatches packets to a plurality of service control engines (SCEs) which in aggregate may be configured to handle traffic produced by a high-speed high-capacity data link. Upstream and downstream packets that are associated with a data flow between a subscriber and a destination node in a communication network are received from by a dispatcher which is located in a path used by the data flow. For each packet, the dispatcher identifies an SCE from among a plurality of SCEs that is to receive the packet based upon an address contained in the packet. The packet is then dispatched by the dispatcher to the identified SCE which processes the packet accordingly. After processing the packet, the SCE returns the packet to the dispatcher which further processes the packet including transferring the packet onto the communication network towards its destination.

Abstract: A dispatching technique dispatches packets to a plurality of service control engines (SCEs) which in aggregate may be configured to handle traffic produced by a high-speed high-capacity data link. Upstream and downstream packets that are associated with a data flow between a subscriber and a destination node in a communication network are received from by a dispatcher which is located in a path used by the data flow. For each packet, the dispatcher identifies an SCE from among a plurality of SCEs that is to receive the packet based upon an address contained in the packet. The packet is then dispatched by the dispatcher to the identified SCE which processes the packet accordingly. After processing the packet, the SCE returns the packet to the dispatcher which further processes the packet including transferring the packet onto the communication network towards its destination.