Using keys to aggregate flow attributes at host
US11188570B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/034
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a novel method for collecting and reporting attributes of data flows associated with machines executing on a plurality of host computers to an analysis appliance. Each host computer, in some embodiments, is responsible for collecting and reporting attributes of data flows associated with machines executing on a host computer. The host computer, in some embodiments, first eliminates duplicative flow group records and then aggregates the flow data according to a set of received keys that specify attributes that define the aggregation. For example, a simple key that specifies a set of machine identifiers (e.g., a VM ID) as attribute values will, for each machine identifier, aggregate all flows with that machine identifier into a single aggregated flow group record. In some embodiments, the host computer includes a flow exporter that processes and publishes flow data to the analysis appliance.
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