Method and system for including network security information in a frame
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining network security information, wherein the network security information is configured to facilitate network security; and
including the network security information in a secure portion of overhead of a frame.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for including network security information in a frame is disclosed. Network security information is included in a secure portion of overhead of a frame. The network security information is configured to facilitate network security. A network device configured to process a frame is also disclosed. The frame includes frame security information and network security information. The frame security information is configured to facilitate securing a portion of overhead of the frame, and the network security information is located in the secure portion of the overhead of the frame and is configured to facilitate network security.
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65 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining network security information, wherein the network security information is configured to facilitate network security; and
including the network security information in a secure portion of overhead of a frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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means for determining network security information, wherein the network security information is configured to facilitate network security; and
means for including the network security information in a secure portion of overhead of a frame. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product, comprising:
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a first set of instructions, executable on a computer system, configured to determine network security information, wherein the network security information is configured to facilitate network security;
a second set of instructions, executable on the computer system, configured to include the network security information in a secure portion of overhead of a frame; and
computer readable media, wherein the computer program product is encoded in the computer readable media. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus comprising:
a network device configured to process a frame, wherein the frame comprises;
frame security information, wherein the frame security information is configured to facilitate securing a portion of overhead of the frame, and network security information, wherein the network security information is located in the portion of the overhead of the frame and configured to facilitate network security. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method comprising:
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obtaining a user group identifier; and
including the user group identifier in overhead of a frame, wherein the user group identifier facilitates network security by identifying a security group of a source of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. An apparatus comprising:
a network device configured to process a frame comprising frame overhead, wherein the frame overhead comprises;
a source address, a destination address, and a user group identifier. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65)
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