US 12,231,444 B2
Intelligent quarantine on switch fabric for physical and virtualized infrastructure
Balaji Sundararajan, Fremont, CA (US); Gaurang Rajeev Mokashi, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Preety Mordani, Fremont, CA (US); and Vivek Agarwal, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/415,423.
Application 18/415,423 is a continuation of application No. 18/171,322, filed on Feb. 17, 2023, granted, now 11,888,876.
Application 18/171,322 is a continuation of application No. 16/826,082, filed on Mar. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,606,369, issued on Mar. 14, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0187424 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); H04L 43/08 (2022.01); H04L 47/20 (2022.01); H04L 49/25 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/1416 (2013.01) [G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01); H04L 47/20 (2013.01); H04L 49/25 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45587 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
monitoring data traffic passing into a virtualized network environment including a plurality of containers;
identifying, at a first node, a network threat introduced into the virtualized network environment through at least a portion of the data traffic passing into the virtualized network environment, the first node receiving at least the portion of the data traffic introducing the network threat, the first node locally identifying the network threat introduced through at least the portion of the data traffic received at the first node; and
performing one or more remedial measures in the virtualized network environment based on the identification of the network threat in the virtualized network environment.