INTEGRATED SWITCH TAP ARRANGEMENT WITH VISUAL DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS THEREOF
First Claim
1. An arrangement in a network device for monitoring network traffic, comprising:
- a set of network ports, said set of network ports including a set of input network ports for receiving said network traffic and a set of output network ports for outputting said network traffic from said network device;
a switch chip, wherein said switch chip being configured at least for analyzing said network traffic;
a set of monitoring ports, said set of monitoring ports being configured to receive said network traffic from said set of network ports; and
a tap module, wherein said tap module being configured at least for intercepting at least part of said network traffic flowing through said network device and forwarding said at least part of said network traffic to at least one of said set of monitoring ports.
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Abstract
An arrangement in a network device for monitoring network traffic is provided. The arrangement includes a set of network ports, which includes a set of input network ports for receiving the network traffic and a set of output network ports for outputting the network traffic from the network device. The arrangement also includes a switch chip, wherein the switch chip is configured at least for analyzing the network traffic. The arrangement further includes a set of monitoring ports, which is configured to receive the network traffic from the set of network ports. The arrangement yet also includes a tap module, which is configured at least for intercepting at least part of the network traffic flowing through the network device and forwarding at least part of the network traffic to at least one of the set of monitoring ports.
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20 Claims
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1. An arrangement in a network device for monitoring network traffic, comprising:
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a set of network ports, said set of network ports including a set of input network ports for receiving said network traffic and a set of output network ports for outputting said network traffic from said network device; a switch chip, wherein said switch chip being configured at least for analyzing said network traffic; a set of monitoring ports, said set of monitoring ports being configured to receive said network traffic from said set of network ports; and a tap module, wherein said tap module being configured at least for intercepting at least part of said network traffic flowing through said network device and forwarding said at least part of said network traffic to at least one of said set of monitoring ports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An arrangement in a high density network device with an internal tap module for displaying statistical data pertaining to network traffic that traverses said high density network device, comprising:
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a power supply arrangement for providing power to circuitry of said high density network device; a set of network ports, said set of network ports including a set of input network ports for receiving said network traffic and a set of output network ports for outputting said network traffic from said high density network device; a logic arrangement for analyzing said network traffic and for displaying said statistical data pertaining to said network traffic; and a visual display arrangement, said visual display arrangement being configured to display said statistical data, whereas said network traffic is configured to traverse said high density network device 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 high density network device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring network traffic through a high density network device, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of data packets from a set of network ports; sending said plurality of data packets to a switch chip, wherein said switch chip is configured at least for analyzing said network traffic; intercepting at least part of said plurality of data packets when said plurality of data packets is forwarded to a set of uplink ports, wherein said set of uplink ports is configured for forwarding said plurality of data packets to other network devices, said intercepting is performed by a tap module; creating a set of data packets, wherein said set of data packets including said at least part of said plurality of data packets, wherein said set of data packet is created by said tap module; and sending said set of data packets to a set of monitoring ports. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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