Patent ID: 8189588
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a first output port; a second output port; and a replicating module coupled to the first output port and the second output port; wherein the replicating module is configured to obtain data representative of a selected one of a plurality of data flows to replicate; wherein the replicating module is configured to obtaining the data representative of the selected one of the plurality of data flows to replicate the selected one of the plurality of data flows and to route a first copy of the selected data flow on the first output port and to route a second copy of the selected data flow on the second output port; wherein a first flow tag is associated with the first copy of the selected data flow and a second flow tag is associated with the second copy of the selected data flow; and wherein the first and second flow tags are selected from a group consisting of multiple topologies.