Arrangements for monitoring network traffic on a cloud-computing environment and methods thereof
US9680728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/306
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for monitoring data associated with a virtual computing environment is provided. The method includes receiving virtually-originated data, wherein the virtually-originated data originated from a virtual server in the virtual computing environment and transmitted in the form of data packets. The method also includes encapsulating the virtually-originated data using a tunneling protocol, forming encapsulated traffic. The method further includes transmitting the encapsulated traffic to a tap device, wherein the tap device decapsulates the encapsulated traffic to recover a version of the virtually-originated data and forwards the version of the virtually-originated data to a monitoring device.
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