METHOD FOR SPECIFYING TCP/IP PACKET CLASSIFICATION PARAMETERS

A method and a system for classifying a packet are disclosed. In one embodiment, at least one source address is grouped in a source group and at least one destination address is grouped in a destination group. In addition, at least one source port, one destination port, and one protocol are grouped in a protocol group. After grouping process, at least one rule is fetched according to the source group, destination group, or protocol group. After identifying the rule, specific treatment for the packet during the network transmission is identified in response to the rule or rules.