One embodiment disclosed relates to a method for remote mirroring of
network traffic. A data packet to be remotely mirrored is received by an
entry device. The entry device is pre-configured with a destination
Internet Protocol (IP) address to which to mirror the data packet. An IP
header is generated and added to IP encapsulate the data packet. The IP
header includes the aforementioned destination IP address. The
IP-encapsulated packet is forwarded to an exit device associated with the
destination IP address. Subsequently, the exit device may decapsulate the
IP-encapsulated packet to reproduce the original data packet.