Collecting firewall flow records of a virtual infrastructure
US10341299B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0428
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a computer-implemented method for collecting firewall flow records, firewall flow records are received from a plurality of data end nodes of a virtualized infrastructure comprising a distributed firewall according to a collection schedule, wherein the collection schedule defines which data end nodes of the plurality of data end nodes from which firewall flow records are collected, a frequency of collection of firewall flow records from the data end nodes, and an amount of firewall flow records collected from the data end nodes. Firewall flow records received at a firewall flow record collection queue are processed, such that the received firewall flow records are prepared for storage at a flow record data store. The collection schedule is dynamically adapted based at least in part on the processing of the received firewall flow records, such that the firewall flow record collection queue is available for processing firewall flow records prior to receiving additional firewall flow records from the data end nodes.
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