METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDIRECTING NETWORKED TRAFFIC
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Abstract
A method of redirecting network traffic is described, in which traffic originating from a first network element is modified by rewriting the Type of Service field of an Internet Protocol packet, and the modified traffic is redirected to a second network element.
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44 Claims
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25. A method of redirecting network traffic at an intermediate network device from an uncontrolled network to a controlled network, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a first network element, a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) packets initially routed to the uncontrolled network; rewriting IP packet header information of at least one of the plurality of IP packets based on a service class of the first network element, the service class of the first network element being maintained at the intermediate device, and based on the rewritten IP packet header information, redirecting the at least one IP packet to the controlled network. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of redirecting network traffic at an intermediate network device, from an uncontrolled network to a controlled network, the method comprising:
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receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) packet identifying the uncontrolled network in IP packet header information; redirecting the IP packet to the controlled network based on a type of service field of IP packet header information of the IP packet. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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