Method for defending a network against DDoS attacks

摘要

Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising: within a backbone network (1300): for backbone network traffic addressed to a particular target (1710) and comprising attack traffic and non-attack traffic, the attack traffic simultaneously carried by the backbone network (1300) with the non-attack traffic: redirecting at least a portion of the attack traffic to a scrubbing complex (1400,1500); and allowing at least a portion of the non-attack traffic to continue to the particular (1710) target without redirection to the scrubbing complex.