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Different Traffic Scenarios with PortShield

  • Traffic between network devices connected to the ports on the extended switch that are part of the same PortShield group are switched automatically by the extended switch.
  • Traffic between network devices connected to the ports on the extended switch and devices connected to ports on the firewall that are part of the same PortShield group are switched by the internal switch on the firewall.
  • Traffic between network devices connected to the ports on the extended switch destined to firewall interfaces are handled by the data path in software. Such traffic might be subjected to firewall security services such as access rules, deep packet inspection, and intrusion prevention.
  • Traffic between network devices connected to the ports on the extended switch and devices connected to ports on the firewall that are part of a different zone or part of a different PortShield group are forwarded by the data path in software. Such traffic is subjected to firewall security services in software.

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