Patent ID: 8284657
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system useable in mirroring a connection in a network, comprising: a client-receiver that is determined from one of an active network device or a standby network device, and is configured to perform actions, including: a forwarder that is determined from one of the active network device or the standby network device, and is configured to forward the packet to a server device over the network; a server-receiver that is determined from one of the active network device or the standby network device, and is configured to perform actions, including: a response-forwarder that is determined from one of the active network device or the standby network device, and is configured to forward the response packet to the client device over the network, wherein the response-forwarder and the forwarder are different ones of the active network device and standby network device and both the active network device and the standby network device are concurrently operational to perform respective actions.