System and method for internal network data traffic control
First Claim
1. A system for controlling network data traffic, said system comprising:
- a network interface having control logic thereon for monitoring communication bandwidth utilization associated with said network interface and for decreasing communication of data associated with said network interface as a function of said monitored communication bandwidth utilization.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods which implement network data traffic identification and analysis at a low level in the network to thereby filter and/or prevent undesired data communication sourced therein. Preferred embodiments utilize a network interface of the present invention, having intelligent control logic thereon, to provide tagging of data packets for identification and/or analysis, such as to provide filtering of further transmission of appropriate data packets by a server deployed at the edge of an external network. Additionally or alternatively, a network interface of the present invention may be utilized to prevent communication of data packets, such as by recognizing that a transmission bandwidth threshold is being exceeded and, therefore, disabling transmission of data packets.
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61 Claims
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1. A system for controlling network data traffic, said system comprising:
a network interface having control logic thereon for monitoring communication bandwidth utilization associated with said network interface and for decreasing communication of data associated with said network interface as a function of said monitored communication bandwidth utilization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for controlling network data traffic, said system comprising:
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a network interface having control logic thereon for tagging data communicated thereby with a preselected classification; and
a data filter operable to analyze said data for said classification and to allow or prevent further transmission of said data based upon said classification. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for controlling network data traffic, said method comprising:
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monitoring communication bandwidth utilization associated with a network interface, wherein said monitoring is provided by control logic of said network interface; and
decreasing communication of data associated with said network interface as a function of said monitored communication bandwidth utilization. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for controlling network data traffic, said method comprising:
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tagging data communicated by a network interface with a preselected classification, wherein said tagging is provided by control logic of said network interface;
analyzing said data for said classification, wherein said analyzing is performed at a network node separate from said network interface; and
allowing or preventing further communication of said data based upon said analysis. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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