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Facilitating monitoring and simultaneously analyzing of network events of multiple hosts via a single network interface

US7519707B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

George B. Markos · Wallkill, US
Balachandar Rajaraman · Cary, US
Bruce H. Ratcliff · Red Hook, US
Anthony R. Sager · Red Hook, US
Arthur J. Stagg · Raleigh, US
Stephen R. Valley · Valatie, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 13, 2008
Grant date	Apr 14, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 13, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L41/06
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The substantially simultaneous tracing/monitoring of a plurality of sets of events via a single network interface. The plurality of events can be traced and/or monitored for one host or for a plurality of hosts coupled via the same network interface. The sets of events to be traced/monitored for a host are defined by the host and maintained in one or more configuration files. The configuration files may be dynamically updated.

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