Data flow processing in a network environment

摘要

Described are a system and method for managing a data exchange in a network environment. A flowtag is assigned to a data packet at a source device. The flowtag includes a port identification corresponding to a port at an aggregation device. A destination device is in communication with the port at the aggregation device. The data packet is authenticated at the aggregation device. The data packet is output from the source device to the destination device via the aggregation device according to the port identification in the flowtag of the authenticated data packet.

主权项

1. A method for managing a data exchange in a network environment, comprising:
transmitting a flowtag from an aggregation device to a source device, the flowtag including a port identification corresponding to an egress port at the aggregation device that corresponds to a destination MAC address of a destination device; storing the flowtag at a flowtag cache at the source device; receiving a data packet from the source device including the flowtag retrieved from the flowtag cache; authenticating the data packet at the aggregation device; and outputting the authenticated data packet according to the port identification in the flowtag of the authenticated data packet.