Tunneling of MACsec frames
US12088562B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device is capable of transmitting and/or receiving packets that are encrypted according to a particular network security protocol, while being encapsulated according to any of a variety of tunneling protocols independent of the particular network security protocol. In such embodiments, a customer or network administrator can use the particular network security protocol while having the freedom to choose a particular tunneling protocol that is best suited for a network implementation instead of being limited to a specific tunneling protocol for a particular network security protocol.
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