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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Marco E. Foschiano, Pinerolo, IT;
Kalyan Kumar Ghosh, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Munish Mehta, Fremont, CA (US);
Suresh Gurajapu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Marco E. Foschiano, Pinerolo, IT;
Kalyan Kumar Ghosh, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Munish Mehta, Fremont, CA (US);
Suresh Gurajapu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are provided for receiving one or more packets at a network device in a network. The one or more packets are part of normal network communication traffic. Device specific information associated with the one or more packets is generated that is unique to or available at the network device. One or more duplicate packets corresponding to the one or more packets are generated. The device specific information is encapsulated within the one or more duplicate packets for transmission over the network. The one or more duplicate packets are received at a network analyzer in the network. The device specific information associated with the one or more packets that is unique to the network device is extracted from the one or more duplicate packets and analyzed to determine network metrics for the one or more packets.