DIRECTOR DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF
First Claim
1. A director device arrangement for enabling a plurality of monitoring functions to be performed on data traffic traversing through a network, comprising:
- a power module for providing power to circuitry of said director device arrangement;
a processor module for providing processing capability to said director device arrangement;
a set of network ports, said set of network ports including a set of input network ports for receiving said data traffic and a set of output network ports for outputting said data traffic from said director device arrangement;
a set of switch chips, said set of switch chips being configured to include at least a first switch chip and a second switch chip, said first switch chip and said second switch chip interacting with one another to perform said plurality of monitoring functions on said data traffic received by said set of switch chips; and
a set of monitoring ports, said set of monitoring ports being configured to receive at least one of said data traffic traversing through said network, whereas said data traffic is configured to traverse said director device arrangement between said set of input network ports and said set of output network ports irrespective whether said power is provided to said circuitry of said director device arrangement.
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Abstract
A director device arrangement for enabling a plurality of monitoring functions to be performed on data traffic traversing through a network is provided. The arrangement includes a set of network ports for receiving data traffic and outputting the data traffic. The arrangement further includes a set of switch chips, which is configured to include at least a first switch chip and a second switch chip, which are configured to interact with one another to perform the plurality of monitoring functions on the data traffic received by the set of switch chips. The arrangement yet also includes a set of monitoring ports, which is configured to receive at least one of the data traffic traversing through the network. The data traffic is configured to traverse the director device arrangement irrespective whether the power is provided to the circuitry of the director device arrangement.
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20 Claims
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1. A director device arrangement for enabling a plurality of monitoring functions to be performed on data traffic traversing through a network, comprising:
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a power module for providing power to circuitry of said director device arrangement; a processor module for providing processing capability to said director device arrangement; a set of network ports, said set of network ports including a set of input network ports for receiving said data traffic and a set of output network ports for outputting said data traffic from said director device arrangement; a set of switch chips, said set of switch chips being configured to include at least a first switch chip and a second switch chip, said first switch chip and said second switch chip interacting with one another to perform said plurality of monitoring functions on said data traffic received by said set of switch chips; and a set of monitoring ports, said set of monitoring ports being configured to receive at least one of said data traffic traversing through said network, whereas said data traffic is configured to traverse said director device arrangement between said set of input network ports and said set of output network ports irrespective whether said power is provided to said circuitry of said director device arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for performing a plurality of monitoring functions within a single director device arrangement on data traffic traversing through a network, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of data packets via a set of network ports, said set of network ports including a set of input network ports for receiving said plurality of data packets and a set of output network ports for outputting said plurality of data packets from said director device arrangement; performing said plurality of monitoring functions, via a set of switch chips, on said plurality of data packets, said set of switch chips being configured to include at least a first switch chip and a second switch chip, said first switch chip and said second switch chip interacting with one another to perform said plurality of monitoring functions on said plurality of data packets received by said set of switch chips; and sending said plurality of data packets to a set of monitoring ports, said set of monitoring ports being configured to receive at least one of said plurality of data packets traversing through said network, whereas said plurality of data packets is configured to traverse said director device arrangement between said set of input network ports and said set of output network ports irrespective whether power supplied by a power module is provided to circuitry of said director device arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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