Patent ID: 9225683
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing connectivity and security among networks, the method comprising: providing a security module in connection with a first switch module via a first dedicated network traffic data interconnection and a second switch module via a second dedicated network traffic data interconnection; managing the first switch module via a first management path dedicated between the security module and the first switching module; managing the second switch module via a second management path dedicated between the security module and the second switching module; a unified interface for managing the first and second switch modules via the first and second management paths; enabling network traffic via the first dedicated network traffic data interconnection between the first switch module function and the security module, the traffic being a flow between a first network and a second network; enabling network traffic via the second dedicated network traffic data interconnection between the second switch module function and the security module, the traffic being a flow between the first network and a third network; and wherein the first and second management paths are distinct from one another and distinct from the first and second dedicated network traffic interconnections and each of the first and second management paths and the first and second dedicated network traffic interconnections are physical paths and interconnections, respectively.