Host-based flow aggregation
US11398987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2483
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- 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. In some embodiments, the host computer includes a flow exporter that processes and publishes flow data to the analysis appliance, a set of agents for collecting context data relating to the flows from machines executing on the host, a set of additional modules that provide additional context data, an anomaly detection engine that analyzes flow data and context data and provides additional context data, and a context exporter for processing and publishing context data to the analysis appliance.
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