System for accessing a set of communication and transaction data associated with a user of interest sourced from multiple different network carriers and for enabling multiple analysts to independently and confidentially access the set of communication and transaction data
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- capturing data streams from multiple carriers on common data lines on a Wide Area Network (WAN) to be stored within a multi-tenant capable Network Monitoring System (NMS) configured to monitor a set of activities between users of the WAN;
receiving, at the NMS, an identification of a first analyst authorized to receive data related to a known user of interest thereto, the known user of interest being a user of the WAN whose activity is monitored through the NMS;
receiving, at the NMS, an identification of a second analyst also authorized to receive data related to the known user of interest;
receiving, at the NMS, a known user ID associated with the known user of interest configured to be monitored at an access device communicatively coupled to the WAN from the first analyst and the second analyst;
parsing, at the NMS, a data stream of the captured data streams related to the known user of interest into a common portion relevant to both the first analyst and the second analyst, a first unique portion solely relevant to the first analyst and a second unique portion solely relevant to the second analyst following the reception of the identification of the first analyst and the identification of the second analyst and the reception of the known user ID from the first analyst and the second analyst;
parsing, at the NMS, a single instance of the common portion of the data stream to simultaneously retrieve the common portion for both the first analyst and the second analyst;
retrieving, through the NMS, a first data stream related to the known user of interest based on the reception of the known user ID from the first analyst and the identification of the first analyst, the retrieving of the first data stream comprising retrieving both the first unique portion and the common portion;
retrieving, through the NMS, a second data stream related to the known user of interest based on the reception of the known user ID from the second analyst and the identification of the second analyst, the retrieving of the second data stream comprising retrieving both the second unique portion and the common portion;
transmitting the retrieved first data stream related to the known user of interest solely to the first analyst;
transmitting the retrieved second data stream related to the known user of interest solely to the second analyst; and
modularizing the NMS such that the first analyst and the second analyst are provided with a capability to scale a functionality providing the data stream related to the known user of interest as per a requirement thereof.
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Abstract
A system, method, and apparatus for collecting data streams, such as data packets, on a network, such as the Internet, are disclosed. Evaluation of the metadata and the relationships can be performed algorithmically, as predetermined by an analyst or as provided as preset options by the network monitoring system (NMS). The collected data associated with the users of the network may be accessed by multiple analysts belonging to different groups having a NMS of their own. The system may allow access to multiple analysts belonging to separate groups by parsing through a single instance of the stored data. Multiple analysts belonging to different groups may allow to access to a single instance of the stored data.
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing data streams from multiple carriers on common data lines on a Wide Area Network (WAN) to be stored within a multi-tenant capable Network Monitoring System (NMS) configured to monitor a set of activities between users of the WAN; receiving, at the NMS, an identification of a first analyst authorized to receive data related to a known user of interest thereto, the known user of interest being a user of the WAN whose activity is monitored through the NMS; receiving, at the NMS, an identification of a second analyst also authorized to receive data related to the known user of interest; receiving, at the NMS, a known user ID associated with the known user of interest configured to be monitored at an access device communicatively coupled to the WAN from the first analyst and the second analyst; parsing, at the NMS, a data stream of the captured data streams related to the known user of interest into a common portion relevant to both the first analyst and the second analyst, a first unique portion solely relevant to the first analyst and a second unique portion solely relevant to the second analyst following the reception of the identification of the first analyst and the identification of the second analyst and the reception of the known user ID from the first analyst and the second analyst; parsing, at the NMS, a single instance of the common portion of the data stream to simultaneously retrieve the common portion for both the first analyst and the second analyst; retrieving, through the NMS, a first data stream related to the known user of interest based on the reception of the known user ID from the first analyst and the identification of the first analyst, the retrieving of the first data stream comprising retrieving both the first unique portion and the common portion; retrieving, through the NMS, a second data stream related to the known user of interest based on the reception of the known user ID from the second analyst and the identification of the second analyst, the retrieving of the second data stream comprising retrieving both the second unique portion and the common portion; transmitting the retrieved first data stream related to the known user of interest solely to the first analyst; transmitting the retrieved second data stream related to the known user of interest solely to the second analyst; and modularizing the NMS such that the first analyst and the second analyst are provided with a capability to scale a functionality providing the data stream related to the known user of interest as per a requirement thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A multi-tenant capable NMS configured to monitor a set of activities between users of a WAN comprising:
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at least one memory; and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one memory, the at least one processor being configured to execute instructions to; capture data streams from multiple carriers on common data lines on the WAN to be stored within the at least one memory, receive an identification of a first analyst authorized to receive data related to a known user of interest thereto, the known user of interest being a user of the WAN whose activity is monitored through the NMS, receive an identification of a second analyst also authorized to receive data related to the known user of interest, receive a known user ID associated with the known user of interest configured to be monitored at an access device communicatively coupled to the WAN from the first analyst and the second analyst, parse a data stream of the captured data streams related to the known user of interest into a common portion relevant to both the first analyst and the second analyst, a first unique portion solely relevant to the first analyst and a second unique portion solely relevant to the second analyst following the reception of the identification of the first analyst and the identification of the second analyst and the reception of the known user ID from the first analyst and the second analyst, parse a single instance of the common portion of the data stream to simultaneously retrieve the common portion for both the first analyst and the second analyst, retrieve a first data stream related to the known user of interest based on the reception of the known user ID from the first analyst and the identification of the first analyst, the retrieving of the first data stream comprising retrieving both the first unique portion and the common portion, retrieve a second data stream related to the known user of interest based on the reception of the known user ID from the second analyst and the identification of the second analyst, the retrieving of the second data stream comprising retrieving both the second unique portion and the common portion, transmit the retrieved first data stream related to the known user of interest solely to the first analyst, and transmit the retrieved second data stream related to the known user of interest solely to the second analyst, wherein the NMS is modularized such that the first analyst and the second analyst are provided with a capability to scale a functionality providing the data stream related to the known user of interest as per a requirement thereof. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a WAN; and a multi-tenant capable NMS configured to monitor a set of activities between users of the WAN through access devices thereof communicatively coupled to the WAN, the NMS further being configured to; capture data streams from multiple carriers on common data lines on the WAN to be stored therewithin, receive an identification of a first analyst authorized to receive data related to a known user of interest thereto, the known user of interest being a user of the WAN whose activity is monitored through the NMS, receive an identification of a second analyst also authorized to receive data related to the known user of interest, receive a known user ID associated with the known user of interest configured to be monitored at an access device communicatively coupled to the WAN from the first analyst and the second analyst, parse a data stream of the captured data streams related to the known user of interest into a common portion relevant to both the first analyst and the second analyst, a first unique portion solely relevant to the first analyst and a second unique portion solely relevant to the second analyst following the reception of the identification of the first analyst and the identification of the second analyst and the reception of the known user ID from the first analyst and the second analyst, parse a single instance of the common portion of the data stream to simultaneously retrieve the common portion for both the first analyst and the second analyst, retrieve a first data stream related to the known user of interest based on the reception of the known user ID from the first analyst and the identification of the first analyst, the retrieving of the first data stream comprising retrieving both the first unique portion and the common portion, retrieve a second data stream related to the known user of interest based on the reception of the known user ID from the second analyst and the identification of the second analyst, the retrieving of the second data stream comprising retrieving both the second unique portion and the common portion, transmit the retrieved first data stream elated to thr known user of interest solely to the first analyst, and transmit the retrieved second data stream related to the known user of interest solely to the second analyst, wherein the NMS is modularized such that the first analyst and the second analyst are provided with a capability to scale a functionality providing the data stream related to the known user of interest as per a requirement thereof. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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