Inspecting operations of a machine to detect elephant flows
US11539630B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/026
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a system that detects whether a data flow is an elephant flow; and if so, the system treats it differently than a mouse flow. The system of some embodiments detects an elephant flow by examining, among other items, the operations of a machine. In detecting, the system identifies an initiation of a new data flow associated with the machine. The new data flow can be an outbound data flow or an inbound data flow. The system then determines, based on the amount of data being sent or received, if the data flow is an elephant flow. The system of some embodiments identifies the initiation of a new data flow by intercepting a socket call or request to transfer a file.
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