Patent ID: 7864788
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of bridging proxy traffic in an electronic network, comprising: receiving a data stream from a client into a packet scanning device using a first socket, wherein the data stream is directed to an external communication network; caching socket information for the first socket in a cache in the packet scanning device using a cache ID, the socket information comprising a Source media access control (MAC) address, a Source Internet Protocol (IP) address, a Source virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier, and packet group information, and the cache ID comprising a key generated using the socket information from the first socket; connecting the first socket to a user space process; generating a second socket from the user space process using the cache ID; modifying the second socket using information retrieved from the cache based on the cache ID to make the second socket emulate the first socket; and sending the data stream through the second socket to the external communication network.