Patent ID: 9264400
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A software defined networking (SDN) computer network comprising: an SDN switch comprising a plurality of ports that receives network traffic of an SDN computer network, the SDN switch having a first port coupled to a sender component and a second port coupled to a security component, the SDN switch comprising a flow table that comprises a first flow rule to forward a packet received in the first port to the second port and a second flow rule to forward a packet received in the second port to the first port, the SDN switch receiving outgoing packets from the first port and forwarding the outgoing packets to the second port in accordance with the first flow rule, the outgoing packets being sent by the sender component to a destination component; and an SDN controller that controls forwarding behavior of the SDN switch and inserts the first and second flow rules into the flow table of the SDN switch, wherein the security component receives the outgoing packets from the second port of the SDN switch, inspects the outgoing packets, and allows the outgoing packets to be forwarded to their destination when the outgoing packets pass inspection, wherein the security component allows the outgoing packets to be forwarded to their destination by instructing the SDN switch to release copies of the outgoing packets.