Distributed offload leveraging different offload devices
US11665139B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for distributed offload leveraging different offload devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system, process, and/or computer program product for distributed offload leveraging different offload devices includes receiving a flow at a firewall of a security service (e.g., a cloud-based security service); inspecting the flow at the firewall to determine meta information associated with the flow; and offloading the flow to an offload entity (e.g., a SmartNIC, software executed on a Network Interface Card (NIC), and/or a network device, such as a network router and/or network switch) based on the meta information associated with the flow (e.g., an application identification associated with the flow determined using deep packet inspection) and based on a policy.
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