Methods and apparatus for optimum matching of a traffic profile with an individual traffic flow using flow bifurcation and analysis. Bifurcation and duplication of packets that make up a flow received at an ingress element are forwarded to each of egress traffic and computation processor resources, such...http://www.google.de/patents/US20070058632?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20070058632 - Packet flow bifurcation and analysis