Patent ID: 9231889
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A packet switch device for providing visibility of traffic in a network, comprising: a housing; a processing unit located in the housing; a first network port communicatively coupled to the processing unit, wherein the first network port is configured to communicate with the network; a second network port communicatively coupled to the processing unit, wherein the second network port is configured to communicate with the network; at least one instrument port communicatively coupled to the processing unit, the at least one instrument port configured to communicate with a first network monitoring instrument; wherein the processing unit is configured to support a predetermined movement of packets from one or both of the first and second network ports to the at least one instrument port; and wherein the network is configured to transmit network traffic from a first node to a second node, the second node being an intended recipient of the network traffic transmitted from the first node, and wherein the packet switch device is not a part of the network, and wherein the packet switch device is configured to receive a copy of the network traffic from tapping the network for processing by the processing unit.