System and method for network traffic management
US7644150B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/104
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of managing a network. The method steps includes extracting a signature from a first traffic flow of a plurality of traffic flows on the network based on layer-3/layer-4 information of the first traffic flow, storing the signature and an identification of a layer-7 application associated with the signature in a signature repository, identifying a second traffic flow of the plurality of traffic flows being associated with the layer-7 application by correlating the second traffic flow to the signature, and managing the network based on layer-7 application identification of the plurality of traffic flows.
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