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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2019
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
James P. Carnes, III, Baltimore, MD (US);
David J. Krauss, Centreville, VA (US);
Petar Djukic, Ottawa, CA;
Todd Morris, Stittsville, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A network edge device includes switching circuitry configured to switch traffic from one or more endpoint devices to corresponding application services over a network; and processing circuitry configured to monitor the traffic from the one or more endpoint devices, compare the monitored traffic to classify the one or more endpoint devices into a corresponding trust level of a plurality of trust levels, and route the traffic from each of the one or more endpoint devices based on its corresponding trust level. The network edge element is configured to provide network connectivity to the one or more endpoint devices.