Neighbor discovery proxy with distributed packet inspection scheme
US8102854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device is to receive traffic including neighbor discovery messages from requesting customer devices, and can detect the neighbor discovery messages within the traffic according to a distributed inspection scheme that includes the network device and a remote component. The network device is to then examine the neighbor discovery messages to determine if the neighbor discovery message should be forwarded to other of the customer devices, and respond to the requesting customer devices.
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