| US 7,543,054 B1 | ||
| Minimalist data collection for high-speed network data monitoring based on protocol trees | ||
| Shilpa Pradeep Bansod, Cupertino, Calif. (US); and Venkatesh Ramachandran Iyer, Cupertino, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Network General Technology, George Town (Cayman Islands) | ||
| Filed on May 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/133,997. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/173 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—224 [709/230; 726/13; 370/469] | 23 Claims |
| 1. A method for collecting network traffic data, the method implemented on a computer, the method comprising:
deriving a protocol tree structure;
generating a protocol identifier array from information derived from the protocol tree structure, wherein the protocol identifier
array comprises storage for a plurality of levels, each level including one or more nodes each associated with a protocol
identifier each node further comprising a protocol identifier corresponding to a parent node, wherein the protocol identifier
array is a one-dimensional array and the protocol identifier of a node is an index to a location in the protocol identifier
array containing the node, the generating performed by a processor of the computer; and
storing the protocol identifier corresponding to a leaf node in the protocol identifier array in a data object associated
with network traffic data for a network communication between two end points.
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