Traffic forwarding method and system based on virtual switch cluster
US-2015319646-A1 · Nov 5, 2015 · US
Distributed functionality across multiple network devices
US9130896B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9130896-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313791568-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | Mar 8, 2013 |
| Publication date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
How to read this patent
A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.
- Title
What the patent document calls the invention.
- Abstract
A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.
- Assignees and inventors
Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.
- Key dates
Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.
- First independent claim
The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.
- CPC / IPC classifications
Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.
- Citations and related patents
Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.
Abstract
Official abstract text for this publication.
According to one embodiment, a method comprises an operation of identifying a plurality of network devices, and detecting a presence of firewall processing functionality in a subset of the network devices. At least one of the network devices not in the firewall subset is configured to forward packets to a network device of the subset for firewall processing.
First claim
Opening claim text (preview).
What is claimed is: 1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, causes performance of operations comprising: detecting presence or absence of a particular packet processing functionality in each of a plurality of network devices; determining a first subset of the plurality of network devices that have the particular packet processing functionality from the plurality of network devices for which the…
Assignees
Inventors
Classifications
- H04L41/085Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
- H04L63/00Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Patent family
Related publications grouped by family.
External sources
Next steps
Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What does patent US9130896B2 cover?
- According to one embodiment, a method comprises an operation of identifying a plurality of network devices, and detecting a presence of firewall processing functionality in a subset of the network devices. At least one of the network devices not in the firewall subset is configured to forward packets to a network device of the subset for firewall processing.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Aruba Networks Inc, Hewlett Packard Development Co
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L41/085. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).