Network element having a redirect server
First Claim
1. A method in a single network element, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the network element, a packet from a remote client, the packet being addressed to a destination;
examining, based on one or more policies associated with the packet, to determine whether the packet should be redirected to another destination;
forwarding the packet, via a logical interface, to a redirect facility within the network element if the packet should be redirected to another destination; and
forwarding a return packet from the redirect facility to the remote client, the return packet including a redirect address associated with another destination.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing redirect services are described herein. According to one embodiment, there is a service selection network element used to provide access of computing devices to a set of one or more services provided by one or more providers. In addition, the service selection network element includes a redirect facility and a set of routing policies stored in a machine readable medium within the service selection network element to handle redirect services within the service selection network element. Furthermore, the routing policies optionally include one or more replacement routing policies for each of the routing policy corresponding to the respective context. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a single network element, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the network element, a packet from a remote client, the packet being addressed to a destination;
examining, based on one or more policies associated with the packet, to determine whether the packet should be redirected to another destination;
forwarding the packet, via a logical interface, to a redirect facility within the network element if the packet should be redirected to another destination; and
forwarding a return packet from the redirect facility to the remote client, the return packet including a redirect address associated with another destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A machine-readable medium having executable code to cause a machine to perform a method in a single network element, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the network element, a packet from a remote client, the packet being addressed to a destination;
examining, based on one or more policies associated with the packet, to determine whether the packet should be redirected to another destination;
forwarding the packet, via a logical interface, to a redirect facility within the network element if the packet should be redirected to another destination; and
forwarding a return packet from the redirect facility to the remote client, the return packet including a redirect address associated with another destination. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A single network element, comprising:
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a control engine having a redirect unit to redirect packets based on one or more routing policies associated with the packets; and
a forwarding engine coupled to the control engine to receive a packet from a remote client and to forward the packet to the redirect unit of the control engine for redirect processes. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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