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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2012
Eldad Matityahu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert Shaw, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Dennis Carpio, San Jose, CA (US);
KY Le, San Jose, CA (US);
Eldad Matityahu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert Shaw, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Dennis Carpio, San Jose, CA (US);
Ky Le, San Jose, CA (US);
Ixia, Calabasas, CA (US);
Abstract
An integrated switch tap device for managing and monitoring network traffic is provided. The device includes a set of network ports for receiving and outputting the network traffic. The device also includes a first logic arrangement for performing routing functionalities and a first CPU for processing the routing functionalities. The device further includes a set of monitoring ports that is coupled to one or more monitoring devices. The device yet also includes a first tap module, which is configured at least for intercepting at least part of the network traffic flowing through the network device, creating a copy of at least part of the network traffic, and forwarding the copy to at least one of the set of monitoring ports. The device moreover includes a second CPU configured at least for processing tap functionalities associated with the first tap module.