Filtering and organizing process for domain name system query collection
US10798051B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/659
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for filtering, distributing, and organizing domain name system queries in a communications network may include receiving a first domain name system query from a first endpoint device connected to the network, identifying a first network address of the first endpoint device from the first domain name system query, classifying the first domain name system query into a first class of a plurality of classes, wherein each class of the plurality of classes is associated with one predefined numerical range of a plurality of predefined numerical ranges, and wherein a target address unit of the first network address falls into the predefined numerical range associated with the first class, and forwarding the first domain name system query to a first collection server of a plurality of collection servers, wherein the first collection server is dedicated for collecting domain name system queries that are classified into the first class.
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