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Monitoring virtualized network

US9769049B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2012
Grant dateSep 19, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of monitoring virtualized network includes receiving information regarding the virtualized network, wherein the information is received at a port of a network switch appliance, receiving a packet at a network port of the network switch appliance, and using the received information to determine whether to process the packet according to a first packet processing scheme or a second packet processing scheme, wherein the first packet processing scheme involves performing header stripping, and performing packet transmission to one of a plurality of instrument ports at the network switch appliance after the header stripping, each of the instrument ports configured for communicatively coupling to a network monitoring instrument, and wherein the second packet processing scheme involves performing packet transmission to one of the plurality of instrument ports at the network switch appliance without performing any header stripping.

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