Techniques for separating the processing of clients' traffic to different zones in software defined networks
US9210180B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1441
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for separation of traffic processing in a software defined network (SDN). The method comprises allocating a first group of computing resources of a computing farm to a trusted zone and a second group of computing resources to an un-trusted zone; assigning the computing resources in the first group to a first ADC and the computing resources in the second group with a second ADC; triggering a zoning mode in the computing frame to mitigate a potential cyber-attack; and causing at least one network element in the SDN to divert traffic from a trusted client to the first group of computing resources and traffic from an un-trusted client to the second group of computing resources based on a plurality of zoning rules implemented by the at least one network element.
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