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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yuming Mao, Milpitas, CA (US);
Roger Jia-Jyi Lian, Saratoga, CA (US);
Guangsong Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Lee Chik Cheung, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/20 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0227 (2013.01); H04L 63/02 (2013.01); H04L 63/04 (2013.01); H04L 63/162 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for transferring packets in a packet switched communication system. A system is provided that includes an L2 device including a controller determining for each packet received whether the received packet is to be inspected, an inspection device operable to inspect and filter packets identified by the controller including using a zone specific policy and an L2 controller for transferring inspected packets in accordance with L2 header information using L2 protocols.