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Systems, methods, and devices for monitoring networks

US8228818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2005
Grant dateJul 24, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/0876
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising: for selected traffic that enters a backbone network via a predetermined ingress point and is addressed to a predetermined destination, via a dynamic tunnel, automatically diverting the selected traffic from the predetermined ingress point to a processing complex; and automatically forwarding the selected traffic from the processing complex toward the predetermined destination.

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