Method and system for inspecting network traffic between end points of a zone
US10237230B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In general, embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method for handling media access control (MAC) frames. The method includes receiving, by a service virtual tunnel end point (VTEP) and from a source VTEP, a first virtual layer-3 (VL3) frame comprising a dedicated virtual network identifier (VNI), decapsulating the first VL3 frame to obtain a first media access control (MAC) frame comprising a dedicated virtual local area network (VLAN) tag, replacing, in the first MAC frame, the dedicated VLAN tag with an original VLAN tag, and bridging the first MAC frame to a service device directly connected to a first network element on which the service VTEP is executing.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.