Method and systems for data switching, including receiving first input data at a network switching system comprising a crosspoint switch and a data processing card; transmitting the first input data from the crosspoint switch to the data processing card; making a first determination, by the data processing card, that the first input data meets a first pre-determined filtering criterion; and transmitting, based on the first determination, the first input data from a first crosspoint switch port of the crosspoint switch towards a first client.