Patents Assigned to Extreme Network, Inc.
  • Network threat detection and mitigation
    Patent number: 8615785
    Abstract: A network switch automatically detects undesired network traffic and mirrors the undesired traffic to a security management device. The security management device determines the source of the undesired traffic and redirects traffic from the source to itself. The security management device also automatically sends a policy to a switch to block traffic from the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Extreme Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig T. Elrod, Prakash Kashyap