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Systems and methods for collecting and storing network traffic data

US8898300B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 2013
Grant dateNov 25, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting network traffic logs at a plurality of network sites, such as DNS name servers and network routers, and transmitting data extracted from the network traffic logs to a central repository. In one implementation, a system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the processor to retrieve PCAP files from a plurality of servers and extract data from the PCAP files. The data comprises header data and digest data. The processor stores the header data and the digest data in a header/digest pair. In another aspect, the processor retrieves a sample of the PCAP files from each of the plurality of servers rather than retrieving all PCAP files.

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