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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 dateDec 4, 2018
Grant dateDec 1, 2020
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Expiry dateMay 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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