A director is provided to receive source address instances of packets routed through routing devices of a network. The director determines whether any of the reported source address instances are to be deemed as spoof source address instances. The director further determines where filtering actions are...http://www.google.ca/patents/US20020107960?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020107960 - Network traffic regulation including consistency based detection and filtering of packets with spoof source addresses