System and method for monitoring network traffic
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1. A monitor system comprising:
- a packet reader configured to scan packets transmitted through a network for pre-specified criteria, wherein the packets include endpoint information and data;
a request/response matcher configured to receive packets that meet the pre-specified criteria from the packet reader, and to match request packets with corresponding response packets; and
a message analyzer configured to access the matched packets, determine the structure utilized in the data of the matched packets, and to analyze the data of the matched packets to generate at least a portion of a model of the data.
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Abstract
A system includes a packet reader configured to scan packets transmitted through a network for pre-specified criteria. The packets include endpoint information and data. A request/response matcher determines whether each packet meets pre-specified criteria, and matches request packets with corresponding response packets when the packets meet the pre-specified criteria. A message analyzer determines the format, or structure, of the data of the matched packets, and analyzes the data of the matched packets to generate at least a portion of a model of the data.
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27 Claims
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1. A monitor system comprising:
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a packet reader configured to scan packets transmitted through a network for pre-specified criteria, wherein the packets include endpoint information and data;
a request/response matcher configured to receive packets that meet the pre-specified criteria from the packet reader, and to match request packets with corresponding response packets; and
a message analyzer configured to access the matched packets, determine the structure utilized in the data of the matched packets, and to analyze the data of the matched packets to generate at least a portion of a model of the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 21, 22)
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9. A monitor system comprising:
computer executable instructions configured to generate a map of the packets transmitted between endpoints in a network. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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14. A method for monitoring network traffic comprising:
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intercepting packets prior to delivering the packets to their destination;
determining whether the packets match a pre-defined format; and
matching request and response packets among the packets that match the pre-defined format. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 20)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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means for intercepting packets prior to delivering the packets to their destination, wherein the packets include headers with endpoint information, and data;
means for determining whether the packets match a pre-defined criteria; and
means for generating at least a portion of a data model for the data in the packets that match the pre-defined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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