Patent ID: 6901517
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A secure telecommunications system comprising: an external network on which traffic travels; a switch connected to the external network; an internal network connected to the switch; a first inspection engine connected to the switch and not in line with the internal network and the external network, which receives traffic from the switch, processes the traffic to determine whether it is desired traffic or undesired traffic, which prevents undesired traffic from passing through it and which sends desired traffic back to the switch; a second inspection engine connected to the switch and not in line with the internal network and the external network, which receives traffic from the switch, processes the traffic to determine whether it is desired traffic or undesired traffic, which prevents undesired traffic from passing through it and which sends desired traffic back to the switch; a first destination connected to the switch through the internal network which receives desired traffic from the switch that has been processed by the first inspection engine; and a second destination connected to the switch through the internal network which receives desired traffic from the switch that has been processed by the second inspection engine.