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Filters to isolate untrusted ports of switches

US7305549B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 2004
Grant dateDec 4, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/60
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique is provided for dividing a plurality of switch ports into trusted ports and untrusted ports. The trusted ports are those ports that are coupled either directly or via one or more additional switches to a trusted computing device. Filters are applied on each untrusted port to allow the untrusted ports to communicate with any trusted port, but disallow the untrusted ports to communicate with any other untrusted port.

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