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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Ballard Claude Bare, Auburn, CA (US);
Shaun Kazuo Wakumoto, Roseville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ballard Claude Bare, Auburn, CA (US);
Shaun Kazuo Wakumoto, Roseville, CA (US);
Assignee:
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04L 12/701 (2013.01); H04L 12/707 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of mirroring select traffic in a switching mesh. A packet is received at an edge switch of the switching mesh, and a determination is made as to whether the packet is to be mirrored based on mirroring criteria. A path tag associated with a path through the switching mesh is selected. The path tag is associated with a mirror path if the packet is to be mirrored. The path tag is added to the packet, and the tagged packet is forwarded to a next switch along the path. Other embodiments are also disclosed.