METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY GROUP INFORMATION USING A PROXY
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying an address of a network device, whereinsaid address is identified using address information;
identifying a security group of said network device, whereinsaid security group is identified using said security group information, andsaid security group information indicates said network device is a member of said security group; and
sending said address information and said security group information, whereinsaid identifying and said sending are performed by a first network device.
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Abstract
A method and system for the assignment of security group information using a proxy is disclosed. The method includes receiving an address of a network device at a first network device, receiving a security group of the network device at the first network device and associating the address information and the security group information with one another at the first network device. The first network device is coupled to a second network device. The address is represented by address information, which is received from the second network device. The security group is identified using the security group information, which indicates the network device is a member of the security group. The address information and the security group information are associated with one another by storing the address information and the security group information at the first network device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying an address of a network device, wherein said address is identified using address information; identifying a security group of said network device, wherein said security group is identified using said security group information, and said security group information indicates said network device is a member of said security group; and sending said address information and said security group information, wherein said identifying and said sending are performed by a first network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
a first network device, wherein said network device is configured to identifying an address of a network device, wherein said address is identified using address information, identifying a security group of a network device, wherein said security group is identified using said security group information, and said security group information indicates said network device is a member of said security group; and sending said address information and said security group information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
a first network device, wherein said first network device is configured to be coupled to a second network device, and said first network device is further configured to receive an address of a network device, wherein said address is represented by address information, and said address information is received from said second network device, receive a security group of said network device, wherein said security group is identified using said security group information, said security group information indicates said network device is a member of said security group, and said security group information is received from said second network device, and associate said address information and said security group information with one another by storing said address information and said security group information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus comprising:
a first network device, comprising means for coupling said first network device to a second network device, means for receiving an address of a network device, wherein said address is represented by address information, and said address information is received from said second network device via said means for receiving, means for receiving a security group of said network device, wherein said security group is identified using said security group information, said security group information indicates said network device is a member of said security group, and said security group information is received from said second network device via said means for receiving, and means for associating said address information and said security group information with one another comprising means for storing said address information and said security group information.
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