Patent ID: 9077618
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a first port coupled to a service provider network via a first Ethernet link; a second port coupled to a network management device via a second Ethernet link; a mirror maintenance endpoint configured by the network management device to receive all mirrored frames from provider edge switches in the service provider network via the first port and switch the mirrored frames to the network management device via the second port, the mirrored frames being mirrored by the provider edge switches to the mirror maintenance endpoint during mirror sessions initiated by the network management device, one of the mirrored frames being an encapsulated frame that includes an encapsulated header and an original Ethernet header of a native Ethernet frame encapsulated within the encapsulated frame; and a processor for executing the mirror maintenance endpoint to facilitate switching of the mirrored frames to the network management device, the processor being further operable to de-capsulate the encapsulated frame to produce the native Ethernet frame that is switched to the network management device via the second port.