Secured network arrangement and methods thereof

A method for integrating multiple network arrangements into a single integrated secured arrangement, comprising:

• providing a high density network arrangement for managing said single integrated secured arrangement;
• directing data traffic through a set of network interfaces, each network interface of said set of network interfaces enabling a network device to couple with said high density network arrangement;
• protecting said data traffic through said set of network interfaces while providing network access by using a dual bypass module for:
• tapping, at a network tap, said data traffic and sending tapped data traffic to a monitoring system on a path between the network tap and the monitoring system;
• testing a condition of the monitoring system and the path between the network tap and the monitoring system by sending one or more sets of sequential heartbeat packets to the monitoring system;
• and bypassing the monitoring system in response to detecting a negative condition of the monitoring system or the path between the network tap and the monitoring system based on a negative response or lack of response from the monitoring system to the one or more sets of sequential heartbeat packets;
• managing policies for setting a security mode between said high density network arrangement and the monitoring system by modifying a heartbeat packet of the one or more sets of sequential heartbeat packets sent to the monitoring system for a diagnostic test by adding network information, to the heartbeat packet, about said data traffic flowing through said high density network, wherein the network information comprises an alarm status based on a utilization rate of the high density network arrangement;
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• utilizing logic arrangement for sharing resources across said high density network arrangement and said multiple network arrangements, wherein said sharing including at least one of
• establishing a set of control paths between said high density network arrangement and said multiple network arrangements;
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• establishing a set of data paths between said high density network arrangement and said multiple network arrangements.

A high density network arrangement for enabling network resource sharing within an integrated secured network environment, comprising:

• a plurality of network interfaces configured for coupling with a set of network arrangements, wherein said plurality of network interfaces being configured for receiving and sending data traffic within said integrated secured network environment;
• a dual bypass module for protecting said data traffic flowing through said plurality of network interfaces while providing network access by:
• tapping, at a network tap, said data traffic and sending tapped data traffic to a monitoring system on a path between the network tap and the monitoring system;
• testing a condition of the monitoring system and the path between the network tap and the monitoring system by sending one or more sets of sequential heartbeat packets to the monitoring system;
• and bypassing the monitoring system in response to detecting a negative condition of the monitoring system or the path between the network tap and the monitoring system based on a negative response or lack of response from the monitoring system to the one or more sets of sequential heartbeat packets;
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• a configurable logic arrangement, said configurable logic arrangement being configured for at least:
• managing and processing said data traffic flowing through said high density network arrangement,
• enabling network resource sharing between said high density network arrangement and said set of network arrangements, and
• implementing policies for automatically setting a security mode between said high density network arrangement and the monitoring system by modifying a heartbeat packet of the one or more sets of sequential heartbeat packets sent to the monitoring system for a diagnostic test by adding network information, to the heartbeat packet, about said data traffic flowing through said high density network, wherein the network information comprises an alarm status based on a utilization rate of the high density network arrangement.