METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECRYPTION OF ENCRYPTED PACKETS

摘要

A method of processing data packets in a data network. The method includes receiving an encrypted data packet at a packet switch (610). The packet switch determines a packet-processing device for decrypting the encrypted data packet (615) and communicates the encrypted data packet to the first packet-processing device (620). The first packet-­processing device decrypts the encrypted data packet a clear data packet (625). The packet-­processing device then communicates the clear data back to the packet switch for continued processing (630).