SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INTERNAL TRAFFIC IN A SWITCH

The invention relates to a system and method for generating internal traffic in a switch. One aspect of the present application provides a system and method for generating internal traffic for a switch. During operation, the system configures a copy list comprising a plurality of copy entries, where a respective copy entry corresponds to a destination port on the switch. The system generates a seed packet to be replicated for each replica entry in the replica list, wherein a destination address of the respective replicated packet corresponds to the replica entry. All replicated packets are associated with a virtual local area network (VLAN) reserved for internal traffic. The system then forwards the replicated packet together with an external packet received by the switch to a corresponding destination port on the switch. 本申请涉及用于生成交换机中的内部流量的系统和方法。本申请的一个方面提供了一种用于生成针对交换机的内部流量的系统和方法。在操作期间，该系统配置包括多个复制条目的复制列表，其中相应的复制条目对应于交换机上的目的地端口。该系统生成要针对复制列表中的每个复制条目复制的种子分组，其中相应的复制的分组的目的地地址对应于复制条目。所有复制的分组与为内部流量保留的虚拟局域网(VLAN)相关联。