Method and system for including network security information in a frame
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1. A method comprising:
- determining network security information, whereinthe network security information is configured to facilitate network security of a network by virtue of the network security information comprising authorization information for a frame in the network;
including the network security information in a first portion of the frame, whereinthe first portion is within a secure portion of an overhead portion of the frame, andthe frame is configured to be communicated over the network;
determining frame security information using a processor, whereinthe frame security information is configured to facilitate security of the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame by preventing access to the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame; and
including the frame security information in a second portion of the frame, whereinthe first portion and the second portion of the frame are exclusive of one another.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for including network security information in a frame is disclosed. Network security information is included in a secure portion of overhead of a frame. The network security information is configured to facilitate network security. A network device configured to process a frame is also disclosed. The frame includes frame security information and network security information. The frame security information is configured to facilitate securing a portion of overhead of the frame, and the network security information is located in the secure portion of the overhead of the frame and is configured to facilitate network security.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining network security information, wherein the network security information is configured to facilitate network security of a network by virtue of the network security information comprising authorization information for a frame in the network; including the network security information in a first portion of the frame, wherein the first portion is within a secure portion of an overhead portion of the frame, and the frame is configured to be communicated over the network; determining frame security information using a processor, wherein the frame security information is configured to facilitate security of the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame by preventing access to the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame; and including the frame security information in a second portion of the frame, wherein the first portion and the second portion of the frame are exclusive of one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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means for determining network security information, wherein the network security information is configured to facilitate network security of a network by virtue of the network security information comprising authorization information for a frame in the network; means for including the network security information in a first portion of the frame, wherein the first portion is within a secure portion of an overhead portion of the frame, and the frame is configured to be communicated over the network; means for determining frame security information, wherein the frame security information is configured to facilitate security of the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame by preventing access to the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame; and means for including the frame security information in a second portion of the frame, wherein the first portion and the second portion of the frame are exclusive of one another. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product, comprising:
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a first set of instructions, executable on a computer system, configured to determine network security information, wherein the network security information is configured to facilitate network security of a network by virtue of the network security information comprising authorization information for a frame in the network; a second set of instructions, executable on the computer system, configured to include the network security information in a first portion of the frame, wherein the first portion is within a secure portion of an overhead portion of the frame, and the frame is configured to be communicated over the network; a third set of instructions, executable on the computer system, configured to determine frame security information, wherein the frame security information is configured to facilitate security of the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame by preventing access to the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame; a fourth set of instructions, executable on the computer system, configured to include the frame security information in a second portion of the frame, wherein the first portion and the second portion of the frame are exclusive of one another; and computer readable storage media, wherein the computer program product is encoded in the computer readable storage media. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus comprising:
a network device configured to process a frame, wherein the frame comprises; frame security information, wherein the frame security information is included in a first portion of the frame, and the frame security information is configured to facilitate security of a secure portion of an overhead portion of the frame by preventing access to the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame, and network security information, wherein the network security information is included in a second portion of the frame, wherein
the frame is configured to be communicated over a network,
the network security information is configured to facilitate network security of the network by virtue of the network security information comprising authorization information for the frame in the network,
the second portion is within the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame, and
the first portion and the second portion of the frame are exclusive of one another.- View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method comprising:
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obtaining a user group identifier, wherein the user group identifier is configured to facilitate network security of a network by virtue of the user group identifier comprising authorization information for a frame in the network; including the user group identifier in a first portion of the frame, wherein the user group identifier is further configured to facilitate network security by identifying a security group of a source of the frame, the first portion is within a secure portion of an overhead portion of the frame, and the frame is configured to be communicated over the network; determining frame security information using a processor, wherein the frame security information is configured to facilitate security of the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame by preventing access to the secure portion of the overhead portion of the frame; and including the frame security information in a second portion of the frame, wherein the first portion and the second portion of the frame are exclusive of one another. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An apparatus comprising:
a network device configured to process a frame comprising frame overhead, wherein the frame overhead comprises frame security information in a first portion of the frame overhead, a source address, a destination address, and a user group identifier in a second portion of the frame overhead, wherein the user group identifier is configured to facilitate network security of a network by virtue of the user group identifier comprising authorization information for the frame in the network, the user group identifier is further configured to facilitate network security by identifying a security group of a source of the frame, the second portion is within a secure portion of the frame overhead, the first portion and the second portion of the frame are exclusive of each other, the frame is configured to be communicated over the network, and the frame security information is configured to facilitate security of a secure portion of the frame overhead by preventing access to the secure portion of the frame overhead. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64)
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