Systems, methods, and devices for monitoring networks
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1. A method comprising:
- for selected traffic that enters a backbone network via a predetermined ingress point and is addressed to a predetermined destination, via a BGP advertisement-generated dynamic tunnel, automatically diverting the selected traffic from the predetermined ingress point to a measurement complex; and
automatically forwarding the selected traffic from the measurement complex toward the predetermined destination.
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising: for selected traffic that enters a backbone network via a predetermined ingress point and is addressed to a predetermined destination, via a dynamic tunnel, automatically diverting the selected traffic from the predetermined ingress point to a processing complex; and automatically forwarding the selected traffic from the processing complex toward the predetermined destination.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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for selected traffic that enters a backbone network via a predetermined ingress point and is addressed to a predetermined destination, via a BGP advertisement-generated dynamic tunnel, automatically diverting the selected traffic from the predetermined ingress point to a measurement complex; and
automatically forwarding the selected traffic from the measurement complex toward the predetermined destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A machine-readable medium storing machine instructions for a plurality of activities, comprising:
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for selected traffic that enters a backbone network via a predetermined ingress point and is addressed to a predetermined destination, via a BGP advertisement-generated dynamic tunnel, automatically diverting the selected traffic from the predetermined ingress point to a measurement complex; and
automatically forwarding the selected traffic from the measurement complex toward the predetermined destination.
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25. A system, comprising:
a route controller adapted to, for selected traffic that enters a backbone network via a predetermined ingress point and is addressed to a predetermined destination, via a BGP advertisement, generate a dynamic tunnel adapted to automatically divert the selected traffic from the predetermined ingress point to a measurement complex adapted to automatically forward the selected traffic toward the predetermined destination.
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