Patent ID: 8102783
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A device connected to a monitoring appliance configured to monitor a particular type of traffic flow that is associated with one of a plurality of ports of the device, the device comprising: a traffic analyzer to: identify a traffic flow, associated with a received data unit; and a traffic processor to: receive the data unit and information regarding the identified traffic flow from the traffic analyzer, determine that the identified traffic flow comprises the particular type of traffic flow to be monitored by the monitoring appliance based on the information, mirror the data unit, to form a mirrored data unit, based on the identified traffic flow comprising the particular type of traffic flow, determine that the data unit is associated with another one of the plurality of ports, change a port number associated with the mirrored data unit, to a particular port number based on the information and determining that the data unit is associated with the other one of the plurality of ports, where the particular port number is associated with the one of the plurality of ports, send the mirrored data unit to the monitoring appliance, and send the data unit to the other one of the plurality of ports.