Method and mechanism for port redirects in a network switch
US8135007B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1416
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for selectively redirecting a data packet to a port on a switching device which is associated with a corresponding network service. In one embodiment, the data packet is redirected to an intrusion prevention service (IPS) for security analysis of the data packet. In another embodiment, the switching device performs a data link layer redirecting of the data packet based at least in part on whether the data packet is to be flooded from the switching device.
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