Patent ID: 9088506
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of mirroring message traffic comprising: assigning an identifier to a traffic stream enabled for remote mirroring, the traffic stream corresponding to a port; mapping the assigned identifier to the port for designating the identifier for remote mirroring, the mapping superceding a multicast group identifier; receiving a mirroring message containing mirroring information for commencing mirroring, the mirroring message indicative of the assigned identifier and a destination to which a mirrored stream is to be sent; wherein said mirroring information propagates via a multicast routing protocol and allows remote mirroring to be enabled from a remote capture device by capitalizing on the mirroring information emulating multicast information; publishing the assigned identifier for receipt by the mirroring destination, the publishing emulating multicast routing and indicative of the remote mirroring, the assigned identifier for including in the mirroring message sent by the mirroring destination; and transmitting the mirrored stream to the mirroring destination, the mirroring destination defined by a mirroring requester sending the mirroring message.