Methods and apparatus to provide a distributed firewall in a network
US9674147B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to provide a distributed firewall in a network are disclosed. An example method includes identifying, at a control plane, a network traffic rule to implement in a network; determining, at the control plane, a distributed firewall for a first firewall in the network to enforce the network traffic rule; instructing, using the control plane, a first software-defined networking node to instantiate the first firewall of the distributed firewall; configuring a second software-defined networking node to route network traffic through the first firewall; and instructing the first software-defined networking node to enforce the network traffic rule.
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