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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Benoit Claise, Crisnèe, BE;
Emmanuel Tychon, Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher, BE;
Inventors:
Benoit Claise, Crisnèe, BE;
Emmanuel Tychon, Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher, BE;
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method can include: (i) receiving an incoming probe packet in a network device; (ii) de-encapsulating the incoming probe packet to provide a packet content portion and a drop result portion; (iii) testing the packet content portion against a local access control list (ACL) to determine a local drop result; and (iv) inserting the local drop result and encapsulating an outgoing probe packet.