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METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE A DISTRIBUTED FIREWALL IN A NETWORK

  • US 20150326532A1
  • Filed: 05/06/2014
  • Published: 11/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • identifying, at a control plane, a network traffic rule to implement in a network;

    determining, at the control plane, a distributed firewall for a first firewall in the network to enforce the network traffic rule;

    instructing, using the control plane, a first software-defined networking node to instantiate the first firewall of the distributed firewall;

    configuring a second software-defined networking node to route network traffic through the first firewall; and

    instructing the first software-defined networking node to enforce the network traffic rule.

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