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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2003
David S. Walker, San Jose, CA (US);
Kalyan K. Ghosh, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Thomas J. Edsall, Cupertino, CA (US);
David S. Walker, San Jose, CA (US);
Kalyan K. Ghosh, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Thomas J. Edsall, Cupertino, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for remotely monitoring network traffic through a generic network. A first data packet, which indicates a first destination network element, is received. A second data packet, which contains at least a part of the first data packet, is generated. The second data packet indicates a second destination network element that is configured to monitor network traffic. The second destination network element differs from the first destination network element.