Method and apparatus for monitoring a network
US7940685B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method that can comprise establishing a tunnel between a monitor and at least one router; sending a message to join a multicast transmission; and/or transmitting a packet via the tunnel to a router. The packet can comprise a source address of the network monitor and a destination address comprising a multicast address.
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