System and method for monitoring information in a network environment
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1. An apparatus for monitoring information in a network environment, comprising:
- an access element operable to receive one or more packets from a communication flow and to selectively communicate information associated with the communication flow to a plurality of client-aware network elements, wherein the information is authorization, authentication, and accounting (AAA) information that propagates between an end user and an AAA server, which is coupled to the access element, the AAA information being replicated and sent to the client-aware network elements, the access element including a table that identifies a selected one of the client-aware network elements to receive specific AAA data but not all incoming AAA data such that a filtering operation is achieved and only a portion of the incoming AAA data is sent to the selected client-aware network elements.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring information in a network environment is provided that includes receiving one or more packets from a communication flow initiated by an end user. The information associated with the communication flow is then selectively communicated to a plurality of client-aware network elements.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring information in a network environment, comprising:
an access element operable to receive one or more packets from a communication flow and to selectively communicate information associated with the communication flow to a plurality of client-aware network elements, wherein the information is authorization, authentication, and accounting (AAA) information that propagates between an end user and an AAA server, which is coupled to the access element, the AAA information being replicated and sent to the client-aware network elements, the access element including a table that identifies a selected one of the client-aware network elements to receive specific AAA data but not all incoming AAA data such that a filtering operation is achieved and only a portion of the incoming AAA data is sent to the selected client-aware network elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for monitoring information in a network environment, comprising:
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receiving one or more packets from a communication flow initiated by an end user; and selectively communicating information associated with the communication flow to a plurality of client-aware network elements, wherein the information is authorization, authentication, and accounting (AAA) information that propagates between an end user and an AAA server, which is coupled to an access element, the AAA information being replicated and sent to the client-aware network elements, the access element including a table that identifies a selected one of the client-aware network elements to receive specific AAA data but not all incoming AAA data such that a filtering operation is achieved and only a portion of the incoming AAA data is sent to the selected client-aware network elements. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for monitoring information in a network environment, comprising:
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means for receiving one or more packets from a communication flow initiated by an end user; and means for selectively communicating information associated with the communication flow to a plurality of client-aware network elements, wherein the information is authorization, authentication, and accounting (AAA) information that propagates between an end user and an AAA server, which is coupled to the means for receiving the packets, the AAA information being replicated and sent to the client-aware network elements, the means for receiving the packets including a table that identifies a selected one of the client-aware network elements to receive specific AAA data but not all incoming AAA data such that a filtering operation is achieved and only a portion of the incoming AAA data is sent to the selected client-aware network elements. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium including code for monitoring information in a network environment, the code operable to:
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receive one or more packets from a communication flow initiated by an end user; and selectively communicate information associated with the communication flow to a plurality of client-aware network elements, wherein the information is authorization, authentication, and accounting (AAA) information that propagates between an end user and an AAA server, which is coupled to an access element, the AAA information being replicated and sent to the client-aware network elements, the access element including a table that identifies a selected one of the client-aware network elements to receive specific AAA data but not all incoming AAA data such that a filtering operation is achieved and only a portion of the incoming AAA data is sent to the selected client-aware network elements. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus, comprising:
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an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) access element operable to receive one or more packets from a communication flow and to selectively communicate information associated with the communication flow to a plurality of client-aware network elements, the information associated with the communication flow being communicated to one or more of the client-aware network elements in response to a query from one or more of the client-aware network elements, the AAA access element including a database element operable to store portions of data from the communication flow, the portions being communicated intermittently to one or more of the client-aware network elements, wherein the information is authorization, authentication, and accounting (AAA) information that propagates between an end user and an AAA server, which is coupled to the access element, the AAA information being replicated and sent to the client-aware network elements, the access element including a table that identifies a selected one of the client-aware network elements to receive specific AAA data but not all incoming AAA data such that a filtering operation is achieved and only a portion of the incoming AAA data is sent to the selected client-aware network elements; and a network access server operable to establish the communication flow from an end user associated with the communication flow to the AAA access element, the network access server operable to perform internet protocol address management for the end user.
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