Monitoring the type of DDoS attack, the frequency of the attack, duration of attack, and the aggressiveness of the attack all provide clues as to whom may be instituting the attack. The packet stream can be disrupted by the victim by 'pretending' to go offline to the protocol receiving the bandwidth from that particular attack. The rerouting of using available bandwidth to other protocols via an alternative port can remove the ramifications of the attack.

Applying the aforementioned framework within the cloud environment offers an unprecedented level of security enabling the transmission and storage of information in an environment where DDoS is actively monitored and attacks are recognizable. The strategy of using the cloud ostensibly removes the bottleneck constriction due to the lack of physical infrastructure such as a server that purports a chokepoint should an attacker stream an abundance of packet information to the target server.

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