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Traffic redirection in cloud based security services

US8010085B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 2008
Grant dateAug 30, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2141
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus for tunneling in a cloud based security system. Management of tunnels, such as data tunnels, between enterprises and processing nodes for a security service is facilitate by the use of virtual gateway nodes and migration failover to minimize traffic impacts when a tunnel is migrated from one processing node to another processing node.

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