Method and System for Monitoring Flows in Network Traffic
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1. A method for correlating network traffic, the method comprising:
- maintaining a sequence of reference points for subscribers, the sequence of reference points being ordered lists of content providers accessed by the subscribers over time;
monitoring new network traffic for characteristics of internet content applications to be monitored; and
upon finding the characteristics of the internet content applications to be monitored in the network traffic, searching the sequence of reference points for the subscribers accessing the monitored internet content applications, and correlating the monitored internet content applications with the reference points for the subscribers to determine content providers for the internet content applications.
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Abstract
A method and system for correlating web content with content providers to determine the origin of the content such that it is not necessary to look inside the information exchange. The method and system maintains sequences of reference points, which are ordered lists of content providers accessed by subscribers over time, and correlates the internet content applications, such as video, found in network traffic to the sequence of reference points accessed by subscribers to determine the origins of the content even when the content being delivered by third-party content delivery networks.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for correlating network traffic, the method comprising:
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maintaining a sequence of reference points for subscribers, the sequence of reference points being ordered lists of content providers accessed by the subscribers over time; monitoring new network traffic for characteristics of internet content applications to be monitored; and upon finding the characteristics of the internet content applications to be monitored in the network traffic, searching the sequence of reference points for the subscribers accessing the monitored internet content applications, and correlating the monitored internet content applications with the reference points for the subscribers to determine content providers for the internet content applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A monitoring system for correlating network traffic, the system comprising:
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a storage medium for maintaining a sequence of reference points for subscribers, the sequence of reference points being lists of content providers accessed by the subscribers over time; a processor system that monitors new network traffic for characteristics of internet content applications, finds characteristics of the internet content applications to be monitored in the network traffic, searches the sequence of reference points for the subscribers accessing the monitored internet content applications, and correlates the monitored internet content applications with the reference points for the subscribers to determine the content provider for the internet content applications. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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