1. A method for managing connections of a telecommunications network, comprising: creating, using a processor of a node of the network, a plurality of distinct connection lists each associated with one of a plurality of time intervals of predetermined durations, respectively; storing the plurality of connection lists in a memory that is accessible by the node; detecting a packet transiting through the node in a first time interval, the packet belonging to a first connection; and cataloguing said first connection to a first connection list that is associated with the first time interval in which said packet was detected.