发明名称 |
SWITCH THAT MONITORS FOR FINGERPRINTED PACKETS |
摘要 |
A switch comprises a switching module coupled to a plurality of ports. The switching module receives and forwards a plurality of packets through the ports. The switch also comprises a management unit comprising a processor and an agent executable by the processor. The agent causes the processor to monitor each packet received by the switching module and determine whether each such packet contains a predetermined fingerprint. Upon determining that a packet contains the predetermined fingerprint, the processor causes additional information to be included in a copy of the fingerprinted packet and forwarded to a predetermined address. The switching module also forwards the packet containing the predetermined fingerprint, but without the additional information, to an address corresponding to a destination address contained in the packet. A method of programming the switches is also described as well as a management workstation used to program the switches and analyze the fingerprinted packets. |
申请公布号 |
EP2494745(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.09.05 |
申请号 |
EP20090850966 |
申请日期 |
2009.10.29 |
申请人 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. |
发明人 |
FORD, DANIEL, E.;DOLKAS, GREGORY, D. |
分类号 |
H04L12/56;H04L12/26 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/56 |
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