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Mapping a port on a packet switch appliance

US8570862B1 · kind B1 · utility

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14References

45Claims

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Assignee

Gigamon Inc. · US

Inventors

Patrick Pak Tak Leong · Palo Alto, US
King L. Won · San Jose, US
Ted Ho · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 4, 2010
Grant date	Oct 29, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 27, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L49/354
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A packet switch appliance includes a plurality of ports. One of the plurality of ports is configured to operate as a network port connected to a packet-switching network. To map the network port of the packet switch appliance, a port map is created. The port map includes a first map rule, which has a first criterion and a first action, and at least a second map rule, which has a second criterion and a second action. The port map is assigned to the network port. When an ingress packet is received from the packet-switching network through the network port, the port map is applied to the ingress packet.

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