Method and system for inspecting unicast network traffic between end points residing within a same zone
US10855733B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for inspecting unicast network traffic between end points residing within a same zone. Specifically, the method and system disclosed herein entail the provisioning of unique forward-service and reverse-service virtual network identifiers (VNIs), and corresponding virtual layer-2 (VL2) forward-service and reverse-service broadcast domains, respectively, to communications originating from and destined to intercept hosts.
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