Managing captured network traffic data
US8601122B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/106
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for managing captured network traffic data is provided. The invention comprises a plurality of capture agents, each being configured to capture the network traffic associated with one or more applications. Each application is associated with one or more capture agents according to an application profile that is stored and maintained in a capture server. When analysis of an application's network traffic is required, the capture server contacts the corresponding capture agents according to the application profile. The capture server then effects the identification and archiving of the network traffic that corresponds to a user-defined capture condition. A database at the capture server maintains a record that associates the corresponding network traffic with the user-defined capture condition such that the corresponding network traffic can later be retrieved and analyzed using an analysis engine.
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