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Zone-based network traffic analysis

  • US 9,210,046 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2011
  • Issued: 12/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A process comprising:

  • performing, by a computer, discovery on a network to detect and collect discovery data from a plurality of routers;

    analyzing, by the computer, the discovery data to identify zones including autonomous routing domains and subdomain areas;

    analyzing, by the computer, the discovery data to identify border router ports;

    in response to identification of said border router ports, configuring, by the computer, said border router ports to monitor network traffic through the border router ports;

    obtaining, by the computer, the monitored network traffic from said border router ports to obtain network traffic data; and

    analyzing, by the computer, said network traffic data to evaluate per-zone or inter-zone traffic parameters.

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