System and method for tracking domain names for the purposes of network management
US11411877B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/4511
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes intercepting a first data packet being transmitted from a domain name system (DNS) server to a first client device, the first data packet being a DNS response, extracting a first internet protocol (IP) address and a first hostname from the first data packet, and storing the first IP address and the first hostname in a first entry of an identification table.
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