A method and system for classifying a device accessing a computer network. The method including: determining fields of interest that are indicators for classifying the device; reviewing a network traffic flow associated with the device; extracting field/parameter values from a packet associated with the network traffic flow; comparing the extracted field/parameter values with values of the fields of interest to determine at least one device attribute; and classifying the device associated with the network traffic flow based on the comparison. The header fields/parameters may include application name and/or fields/parameters available in a TLS header. The system includes a processor, memory, and software modules and engines that implement the method above.
A system and method for determining application quality of experience. The system including: a logic module configured to collect input data associated with network traffic flow parameters and extract a feature set based on the network flow parameters; a model module configured to train a machine learning model to determine MOS based on the extracted feature set; and a traffic action module configured to monitor the MOS based on the machine learning model and the traffic flow in the network and determining application quality of experience based on the MOS. The method including: collecting input data associated with network flow parameters; extracting a feature set based on the collected data; training a model to determine MOS of network traffic based on the extract feature set; deploying the model to monitor the MOS of traffic flow in the computer network; and determining the quality of experience based on the MOS.
A system and method for determining application quality of experience. The system includes: an application module configured to determine an application associated with a traffic flow; a content module configured to determine a content category associated with the traffic flow; a weighting module configured to determine a weight associated with each of the content categories associated with the traffic flow; and a processing module configured to determine an application quality of experience score with traffic flow. The method including: determining an application associated with a traffic flow; determining at least one content category associated with the application and the traffic flow; determining a weight associated with each content category associated with the traffic flow; and determining an application quality of experience score associated with the traffic flow.
A method and system for classifying a traffic flow. The method including: initializing a database with packet parameters; identifying a new flow; determining packet parameters associated with the new flow; determine whether the packet parameters match any previously stored packet parameters in the database; if the packet parameters match, determining an application classification for the traffic flow. The system including: a server profiling module configured to initialize a database; and an application module configured determine packet parameters associated with the new flow, determine whether the packet parameters match any previously stored packet parameters. A method and system for detecting a change in the classification of an application and/or content in a traffic flow. The method includes determining a change in the application behavior; detecting a change in a content category of the application, providing an updated traffic action based on the detected change.
H04L 47/2441 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en s'appuyant sur la classification des flux, p. ex. en utilisant des services intégrés [IntServ]
H04L 43/026 - Capture des données de surveillance en utilisant l’identification du flux
A method for capacity planning in a computer network, the method includes: determining traffic flow, application and network parameters; collecting the parameters for a predetermined time period; determining the features or parameters associated with various growth models; and combining the growth models to determine network capacity planning and congestion management planning for the network. A system for capacity planning in a computer network, the system including: a data collection module configured to collect data and parameters associated with the traffic flow, applications and nodes and links on the network; a forecasting module having a prediction engine configured to predict growth based on the QoE determined from the collected parameters; and a traffic action module configured to provide growth results and/or congestion management options.
H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND MANAGING LATENCY ON A COMPUTER NETWORK
A system and a method for measuring latency on a computer network. The method including: identifying a QUIC traffic flow; determining packet parameters associated with the QUIC traffic flow; determining a handshake latency associated with the packet parameters; and monitoring mid-flow latency for any changes in the latency of the QUIC traffic flow. The system for measuring and managing latency on a computer network including: a data processing engine configured to determine a QUIC traffic flow; a data collection module configured to determine packet parameters associated with the QUIC traffic flow; a state machine configured to determine a handshake latency associated with the packet parameters and monitor mid-flow latency for any changes in the latency of the QUIC traffic flow.
A method for detecting fraudulent traffic in a computer network including: receiving a packet from a traffic flow; determining data associated with the traffic flow; determining a score associated with each piece of determined data; aggregating an overall score for the traffic flow; and determining whether the traffic flow is trusted based on the overall score. A system for detecting fraudulent traffic in a computer network including: a data processing engine configured to receive a packet from a traffic flow; a data collection module configured to determine data associated with the traffic flow; a data correlation module configured to determining a score associated with each piece of determined data and aggregating an overall score for the traffic flow; and a traffic classification module configured to determine whether the traffic flow is trusted based on the overall score.
A method and system for root cause analysis in a computer network. The method includes: determining a degradation of QoE for at least one traffic flow of at least one user; determining a traffic pattern associated with the degradation of the QoE; determining a root cause for the degradation based on the traffic pattern; and implementing a traffic action response based on the root cause. The system includes: a QoE module configured to determine a degradation of QoE for at least one traffic flow of at least one user; a detection module configured to determine a traffic pattern associated with the degradation of the QoE; a issue determination module configured to determine a root cause for the degradation based on the traffic pattern; and a traffic action module configured to implement a traffic action response based on the root cause.
H04L 41/0631 - Gestion des fautes, des événements, des alarmes ou des notifications en utilisant l’analyse des causes profondesGestion des fautes, des événements, des alarmes ou des notifications en utilisant l’analyse de la corrélation entre les notifications, les alarmes ou les événements en fonction de critères de décision, p. ex. la hiérarchie ou l’analyse temporelle ou arborescente
H04L 41/5009 - Détermination des paramètres de rendement du niveau de service ou violations des contrats de niveau de service, p. ex. violations du temps de réponse convenu ou du temps moyen entre l’échec [MTBF]
H04L 43/026 - Capture des données de surveillance en utilisant l’identification du flux
H04L 43/55 - Test de la qualité du niveau de service, p. ex. simulation de l’utilisation du service
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING NETWORK TRAFFIC IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT
A method and system for distributed traffic management, the method comprising receiving an initial communication of a traffic flow at first accelerator system; retrieving message parameters from the initial communication; broadcasting the message parameters to determine a second accelerator system receiving a reply to the initial communication; and pairing the first and the second accelerator system to provide for traffic management. The system including: a first accelerator system having: a packet processor configured to receive an initial communication of a traffic flow; a logic node configured to retrieve message parameters from the initial communication; a trigger module configured to broadcast the message parameters to at least one other accelerator system; wherein the logic node is configured to pair the first accelerator system with a second accelerator system to provide for traffic management of the traffic flow.
H04L 47/27 - Évaluation ou mise à jour de la taille de la fenêtre, p. ex. en utilisant des informations dérivées de paquets [ACK] d’acquittements
H04L 47/10 - Commande de fluxCommande de la congestion
H04L 47/193 - Commande de fluxCommande de la congestion au niveau des couches au-dessus de la couche réseau au niveau de la couche de transport, p. ex. liée à TCP
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING TRAFFIC FLOWS USING LANGUAGE PROCESSING
A method and system for classifying traffic flows on a computer network, the method including: determining sender information associated with a traffic flow; determining Whols data associated with the sender information; determining online information associated with the Whols data or hostname; parsing the online information for keywords; and classifying the traffic flow based on the keywords or natural language description. The system including: a Whols module configured to determine sender information associated with a traffic flow and determine Whols data or hostname associated with the sender information; a search request and response module configured to determine online information associated with the Whols data; a language model configured to parse the online information for keywords; and a Service and Category recognizer configured to classify the traffic flow based on the keywords or natural language descriptions.
H04L 47/2483 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en impliquant l’identification des flux individuels
H04L 47/2475 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS pour la prise en charge des trafics caractérisés par le type d'applications
H04L 61/4552 - Mécanismes de recherche entre plusieurs répertoiresSynchronisation des répertoires, p. ex. méta-répertoires
A method for traffic flow acceleration including: retrieving a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) User Datagram Protocol (UDP) or Quick UDP Internet Connection (QUIC) traffic flow from the computer network; mapping the traffic flow to a subscriber; determining congestion control parameters associated with the traffic flow; determining subscriber buffer management parameters based on the subscriber and the congestion control parameters; and managing a buffer depth at a subscriber level based on the subscriber buffer management parameters. A system for traffic flow acceleration including: an analysis module configured to retrieve a TCP, UDP or QUIC traffic flow and map the traffic flow to a subscriber; a congestion control module configured to determine congestion control parameters associated with the traffic flow; and a buffer management module configured to determine subscriber buffer management parameters based on the subscriber and the congestion control parameters; and manage a buffer depth at a subscriber level.
A method and system for classifying obfuscated traffic flows in a computer network. The method including: receiving at least one packet from an obfuscated traffic flow; determining a pattern in a header of the at least one packet that relates to a layer obfuscation of a payload of the traffic flow; removing the layer obfuscation of a payload of the at least one packet; and classifying the obfuscated traffic flow. The system includes: a packet processing engine configured to receive at least one packet from an obfuscated traffic flow; an analysis module configured to determine a pattern in a header of the at least one packet that relates to an obfuscation of a payload of the traffic flow; an obfuscation module configured to remove the obfuscation of the payload; and a classification module configured to classify the obfuscated traffic flow.
H04L 47/2441 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en s'appuyant sur la classification des flux, p. ex. en utilisant des services intégrés [IntServ]
H04L 69/22 - Analyse syntaxique ou évaluation d’en-têtes
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System and method for monitoring and managing video stream content
A system and method for managing and monitoring video stream content. The method including: receiving a traffic flow; determining if the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow; if the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow; determine at least one attribute associated with the video streaming traffic flow; determine a probability that the traffic flow is fraudulent based on a heuristic analysis of the at least one associated attribute; if the probability is above a predetermined threshold, flag the traffic flow as a fraudulent video streaming traffic flow, otherwise allow the traffic flow to proceed to its destination without being flagged; if the traffic flow is not a video streaming traffic flow, allow the traffic flow to proceed to its destination.
A method for managing mobile network congestion including: determining cell metrics over a predetermined time interval for each cell of a plurality of cells; determining correlations between the cell metrics for each cell; determining whether any cell of the plurality of cell are congestion based on the correlations; determining a type of congestion for any cell determined to be congested; and determining traffic actions based on the type of congestion. A system for managing mobile network congestion having: a collection module configured to determine cell metrics over a predetermined time interval for each cell of a plurality of cells; a correlation module configured to determine correlations between the cell metrics; an analysis module configured to determine whether any cell is congestion based on the correlations and a type of congestion for any cell determined to be congested; and a traffic action module configured to determine traffic actions.
A method for calibration of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) traffic flow acceleration in a computer network, the method including: initializing a maximum congestion window parameter; determining at least one slow start threshold; monitoring the traffic flow within the network; and updating parameters based on the monitored traffic flows. A system for calibration of TOP traffic flow acceleration in a computer network, the system including: an initialization module configured to initialize a maximum congestion window parameter; an analysis module configured to determine at least one slow start threshold; and a monitoring module configured to monitor the traffic flow within the network; and update parameters based on the monitored traffic flows.
A method and system for social media monitoring, the method including: collecting data associated with a social media upload; determining subscriber identity information associated with the social media upload; creating an IPDR based on the subscriber identity and social media upload data; receiving a query having at least one social media upload event; determining at least one subscriber identity that may be associated with the upload event; and providing the at least one subscriber identity as a result of the query. The system includes: a collection module configured to collect data; an analysis module configured to determine subscriber identity information and create an IPDR based on the subscriber identity and social media upload data; and a query module configured to receive a query having at least one social media upload event, determine at least one subscriber identity that may be associated with the upload event.
G06F 16/248 - Présentation des résultats de requêtes
G06Q 50/00 - Technologies de l’information et de la communication [TIC] spécialement adaptées à la mise en œuvre des procédés d’affaires d’un secteur particulier d’activité économique, p. ex. aux services d’utilité publique ou au tourisme
G06F 16/2457 - Traitement des requêtes avec adaptation aux besoins de l’utilisateur
A system and method for managing access congestion in a computer network, the system and method including: determining a plurality of channels within the computer network via a subscriber channel module; determining a set of subscribers for each of the channels of the plurality of channels via the subscriber channel module; determining a congestion level of each of the channels of the plurality of channels via an analysis module; determining each subscriber's impact on the respective channel based on each subscriber's network usage via the analysis module; and determining a reallocation of the subscribers to balance the channels, based on the congestion level and each subscriber's network usage, via a distribution module.
H04L 47/122 - Prévention de la congestionRécupération de la congestion en détournant le trafic des entités congestionnées
H04L 47/10 - Commande de fluxCommande de la congestion
H04L 47/283 - Commande de fluxCommande de la congestion par rapport à des considérations temporelles en réponse à des retards de traitement, p. ex. causés par une gigue ou un temps d'aller-retour [RTT]
H04L 47/762 - Contrôle d'admissionAllocation des ressources en utilisant l'allocation dynamique des ressources, p. ex. renégociation en cours d'appel sur requête de l'utilisateur ou sur requête du réseau en réponse à des changements dans les conditions du réseau déclenchée par le réseau
H04L 47/78 - Architectures d'allocation des ressources
H04L 47/80 - Actions liées au type d'utilisateur ou à la nature du flux
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System and method for subscriber tier plan adjustment in a computer network
A method for subscriber tier plan adjustment including: monitoring traffic flow for one or more subscriber of a plurality of subscribers on an operator's network; determining a bandwidth requirement for each of the one or more subscribers; determining a recommended tier plan for each subscriber based on the subscribers' bandwidth requirement; and providing the recommended tier plan for each of the subscribers to a network operator. A system for subscriber tier plan adjustment including: a learning module configured to monitor traffic flow for one or more subscribers of a plurality of subscribers on a network and determine a bandwidth requirement of each of the one or more subscribers; an analysis module configured to determine a recommended tier plan for each of the subscribers based on each subscriber's bandwidth requirement; and a notification module configured to provide the recommended tier plan for each subscriber.
H04L 41/5009 - Détermination des paramètres de rendement du niveau de service ou violations des contrats de niveau de service, p. ex. violations du temps de réponse convenu ou du temps moyen entre l’échec [MTBF]
H04L 43/55 - Test de la qualité du niveau de service, p. ex. simulation de l’utilisation du service
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System and method for time sliced based traffic detection
A method for classifying a traffic flow including; determining a plurality of time slices to be used to classify the traffic flow; collecting traffic flow data for a first time slice of the plurality of time slices; if the flow is classifiable based on the first time slice, classifying the traffic flow; otherwise collecting the traffic flow data for each further time slice of the plurality of time slices to classify the traffic flow. A system for classifying a traffic flow having: a time interval module configured to determine a plurality of time slices to be used to classify the traffic flow; a data collection module configured to collect traffic flow data for each of the plurality of time slices; a classification module configured to determine whether the flow is classifiable based after each time slice, and classify the traffic flow.
H04L 47/2441 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en s'appuyant sur la classification des flux, p. ex. en utilisant des services intégrés [IntServ]
H04L 43/04 - Traitement des données de surveillance capturées, p. ex. pour la génération de fichiers journaux
H04L 43/062 - Génération de rapports liés au trafic du réseau
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF RULESET MISCONFIGURATION
A method and system for detecting ruleset misconfiguration in a computer network. The method including: generating a set of sample data flows; evaluating each of the set of sample data flows against a predetermined definition to generate a flow descriptor for each of the set of sample data flows; evaluating each of the flow descriptors against a ruleset; and generating a summary of how each of the flow descriptors perform with respect to the ruleset. The system including: a data flow sample retrieval module configured to generate flows; a policy engine configured to store and retrieve a ruleset; a packet processing engine configured to evaluate each of the data flows against a predetermined definition to generate a flow descriptor for each flows, evaluate each of the flow descriptors against a ruleset; and generate a summary of how each of the flow descriptors perform with respect to the ruleset.
A method for congestion management on a network including: determining whether a cell on the network is congested; identifying at least one heavy user on the cell; determine traffic flow criteria of the at least one heavy user; and shape network traffic of the at least one heavy user based on the traffic flow criteria of the heavy user. A system for congestion management on a network including: a QoE module configured to determine whether a cell on the network is congested; an analysis module configured to identify at least one heavy user on the cell and determine traffic flow criteria of the at least one heavy user; and at least one shaper configured to shape network traffic of the at least one heavy user based on the traffic flow criteria of the heavy user.
A method for managing Quality of Experience (QoE) for video streaming traffic flow on a network, the method including: collecting data associated with a plurality of video streaming traffic flows; creating a model based on the collected data; determining factors associated with a new video streaming traffic flow; analyzing the factors based on the model; determining a QoE score based on the analysis. A system for managing QoE for video streaming traffic flow on a network, the system including: a factor determination module configured to collect data associated with a plurality of video streaming traffic flows; a model module configured to create a model based on the collected data; an analysis module configured to determine factors associated with a new video streaming traffic flow and analyze the factors based on the model; and a QoE engine configured to determine a QoE score based on the analysis.
H04L 65/80 - Dispositions, protocoles ou services dans les réseaux de communication de paquets de données pour prendre en charge les applications en temps réel en répondant à la qualité des services [QoS]
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING TUNNELED NETWORK TRAFFIC
A method for classifying tunneled network traffic including: providing at least one model configured to classify network traffic; retrieving a plurality of packets from a traffic flow; determining input and output statistics of the traffic flow based on the plurality of packets; and classifying, via the at least one model, the traffic flow based on the input and output statistics. A system for classifying tunneled network traffic including: a model making module configured to provide at least one model configured to classify network traffic; a packet processing engine configured to retrieve a plurality of packets from a traffic flow; a data collection module configured to determine input and output statistics of the traffic flow based on the plurality of packets; and a classification module configured to classify, via the at least one model, the traffic flow based on the input and output statistics.
H04L 47/2441 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en s'appuyant sur la classification des flux, p. ex. en utilisant des services intégrés [IntServ]
H04L 47/27 - Évaluation ou mise à jour de la taille de la fenêtre, p. ex. en utilisant des informations dérivées de paquets [ACK] d’acquittements
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System and method for managing distributed shaping in a computer network
A system and method for managing distributed shaping in a computer network. The system including: a plurality of logic nodes, each logic node including: a packet processor configured to determine metrics associated with traffic flows in the computer network; a control processor configured to determine a quality value based on the determined metrics and communicate with each of the plurality of logic nodes; and a shaper object configured to shape the network traffic. The method including: initializing each logic node of a plurality of logic nodes; determining metrics associated with traffic flows in the computer network; determining a quality value based on the determined metrics; communicating the metrics with each of the plurality of logic nodes; and shaping the network traffic flows based on the quality value.
A method for delivering quality of service to a moving user equipment in a computer network, the method including: identifying a moving user equipment on the computer network; predicting a path of travel for the user equipment; determining a load of a cell in the path of travel; determining a traffic action response based on the load of the cell; and providing the traffic action. A system for delivering quality of service to a moving user equipment in a computer network, the system including: a location module configured to identify a moving user equipment on the computer network; an analysis module configured to predict a path of travel for the user equipment; a load module configured to determine a load of a cell in the path of travel; and a traffic action module configured to determine a traffic action response based on the load of the cell and provide for the traffic action.
H04W 28/08 - Équilibrage ou répartition des charges
H04W 28/02 - Gestion du trafic, p. ex. régulation de flux ou d'encombrement
H04W 4/40 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons
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System and method for prioritizing network traffic in a distributed environment
A system and method for prioritizing network traffic in a distributed environment. The system includes: a plurality of logic modules configured to receive policy data from a network device; a control processor associated with each logic module, each control processor configured to determine data associated with a traffic flow and coordinate traffic actions over the plurality of logic modules; a packet processor associated with each control processor and configured to determine a traffic action based on the traffic flow and received policy data; and at least one shaper object configured to enforce the determined traffic action. The method includes: receiving policy data from a network device; determining data associated with a traffic flow at logic modules to coordinate traffic actions of the logic modules; determining a traffic action based on the traffic flow and received policy data; and enforcing the traffic action across at least one shaper object.
H04L 47/2425 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS pour la prise en charge de spécifications de services, p. ex. SLA
H04L 47/2441 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en s'appuyant sur la classification des flux, p. ex. en utilisant des services intégrés [IntServ]
H04L 47/2483 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en impliquant l’identification des flux individuels
H04L 47/40 - Commande de fluxCommande de la congestion utilisant des connexions séparées
H04L 47/52 - Ordonnancement selon la bande passante des files d'attente
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RADIO TRAFFIC FOR MOBILE AND WIRELESS DEVICES
A system and method for radio traffic management in a computer network. The method includes: determining user equipment (UE) status associated with a traffic flow session; determining traffic flow parameters associated with the traffic flow associated with the UE; determining a change in the UE status; and determining a traffic action for at least one packet associated with the traffic flow based on the UE status. The system includes: a UE state module configured to determine UE status associated with a traffic flow session; a packet inspection module configured to determine traffic flow parameters associated with the traffic flow associated with the UE; a forwarding module configured to determine a traffic action for at least one packet associated with the traffic flow based on the UE status.
A system and method for managing network traffic in a distributed environment. the system including: a plurality of logic modules configured to determine policy data related to bandwidth management and at least one split criteria for a basis for shaping network traffic; a control processor associated with each one of the plurality of logic modules, each control processor configured to determine data associated with each of a plurality of traffic flows at the associated logic module and to coordinate traffic actions over the plurality of logic modules; a packet processor associated with each control processor and configured to determine a traffic action based on each traffic flow and received policy data; and at least two shaper objects configured to receive a split of the traffic flows and enforce the determined traffic action on their respective traffic flow.
H04L 47/2425 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS pour la prise en charge de spécifications de services, p. ex. SLA
H04L 47/2441 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en s'appuyant sur la classification des flux, p. ex. en utilisant des services intégrés [IntServ]
H04L 47/2483 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en impliquant l’identification des flux individuels
H04L 47/40 - Commande de fluxCommande de la congestion utilisant des connexions séparées
H04L 47/52 - Ordonnancement selon la bande passante des files d'attente
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System And Method For Subscriber Awareness In A 5G Network
A method and system for subscriber awareness for traffic flows in a computer network. The system including: a Subscriber Awareness Control Plane (SACP) module configured to register as a network node and subscribe to at least one network function on the network; at least one processing module configured to request and receive information of traffic flow parameters and subscriber parameters for the traffic flows from the at least one network function; and a subscriber awareness module configured to map subscribers to traffic flows, based on the received traffic flow parameters and subscriber parameters. The method including: registering an SACP module as a network node; subscribing to at least one network functions; receiving information of traffic flow parameters and subscriber parameters for the traffic flows; and mapping subscribers to traffic flows, based on the traffic flow parameters and subscriber parameters.
H04L 47/24 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS
H04L 41/122 - Découverte ou gestion des topologies de réseau des topologies virtualisées, p. ex. les réseaux définis par logiciel [SDN] ou la virtualisation de la fonction réseau [NFV]
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System and method for managing adaptive bitrate video streaming
A method and system for managing adaptive bitrate video streaming. The method including: retrieving raw data associated with a video stream traffic flow; determining at least one video chunk from the raw data of video stream traffic flow; determining parameters associated with the video chunk; determining a bitrate factor based on the parameters; determining a Quality of Experience (QoE) score based on the bitrate factor; and providing a traffic action based on the QoE score. The system including: an input module configured to retrieve raw data; an analysis module configured to determine at least one video chunk from the raw data and determine parameters associated with the video chunk and a bitrate factor based on the parameters; a QoE module configured to determine a QoE score based on the bitrate factor; and an output module configured to provide a traffic action based on the QoE score.
H04L 65/80 - Dispositions, protocoles ou services dans les réseaux de communication de paquets de données pour prendre en charge les applications en temps réel en répondant à la qualité des services [QoS]
H04L 65/60 - Diffusion en flux de paquets multimédias
H04N 21/2662 - Contrôle de la complexité du flux vidéo, p. ex. en mettant à l'échelle la résolution ou le débit binaire du flux vidéo en fonction des capacités du client
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System and method for managing video streaming congestion
A system and method for managing video streaming on a computer network based at least in part on a state of a video streaming traffic flow. The method includes: reviewing a traffic flow to determine whether the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow; if the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow, determine at least one video characteristic associated with the video streaming traffic flow; determining a state of the video streaming traffic flow; determining a priority of the video streaming traffic flow based on the characteristics and the state of the video streaming traffic flow; and allocating bandwidth to the video streaming traffic flow based on the priority; otherwise, if the traffic flow is not a video streaming traffic flow, allowing the traffic flow to continue with the traffic flow's current priority.
H04L 47/2475 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS pour la prise en charge des trafics caractérisés par le type d'applications
H04L 43/08 - Surveillance ou test en fonction de métriques spécifiques, p. ex. la qualité du service [QoS], la consommation d’énergie ou les paramètres environnementaux
H04N 21/24 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. surveillance de la charge du serveur, de la bande passante disponible ou des requêtes effectuées sur la voie montante
H04L 47/80 - Actions liées au type d'utilisateur ou à la nature du flux
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System and method for monitoring and managing video stream content
A system and method for managing and monitoring video stream content. The method including: receiving a traffic flow; determining if the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow; if the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow; determine at least one attribute associated with the video streaming traffic flow; determine a probability that the traffic flow is fraudulent based on a heuristic analysis of the at least one associated attribute; if the probability is above a predetermined threshold, flag the traffic flow as a fraudulent video streaming traffic flow, otherwise allow the traffic flow to proceed to its destination without being flagged; if the traffic flow is not a video streaming traffic flow, allow the traffic flow to proceed to its destination.
A system and method for classifying network traffic including: providing a framework of models configured to classify network traffic; determining, via a packet processing engine, whether the network traffic flow is encrypted; if the network traffic flow is encrypted: extracting, via the packet processing engine, encrypted flow attributes associated with a network traffic flow; deriving further flow attributes based on the extracted encrypted flow attributes; determining at least one model of the framework of models based on the derived flow attributes and extracted encrypted flow attributes; and classifying, via a traffic classification engine, the traffic flow as a category of traffic based on the at least one model; and if the network traffic flow is not encrypted: extracting non-encrypted flow attributes associated with a network traffic flow; classifying the traffic flow as a category of traffic based on the non-encrypted flow attributes.
H04L 47/2441 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en s'appuyant sur la classification des flux, p. ex. en utilisant des services intégrés [IntServ]
H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
A method and system for network management on a 5G network. The method including: building a subscriber persona associated with a subscriber on the network; predicting a traffic load on a network function based on the subscriber's persona; and allocating the subscriber to a network function based on the traffic load and the subscriber's persona. The system including: a subscriber persona builder configured to build a subscriber persona associated with a subscriber on the network; an analysis module configured to predict a traffic load on a network function based on the subscriber's persona; and an allocation module configured to allocate the subscriber to a network function based on the traffic load and the subscriber's persona.
H04W 28/02 - Gestion du trafic, p. ex. régulation de flux ou d'encombrement
H04L 67/00 - Dispositions ou protocoles de réseau pour la prise en charge de services ou d'applications réseau
H04L 41/147 - Analyse ou conception de réseau pour prédire le comportement du réseau
H04L 47/76 - Contrôle d'admissionAllocation des ressources en utilisant l'allocation dynamique des ressources, p. ex. renégociation en cours d'appel sur requête de l'utilisateur ou sur requête du réseau en réponse à des changements dans les conditions du réseau
35.
System and method for predicting and reducing subscriber churn
A system and method for creating a model for predicting and reducing subscriber churn in a computer network. The method including: for a predetermined time period: retrieving traffic flow data per subscriber for a plurality of subscribers in the computer network; determining at least one metric per subscriber from the traffic flow data; determining at least one systemic feature associated with the plurality of subscribers; and storing the at least one amalgamated metric and feature; on reaching the predetermined time period create the model by: analyzing at least one metric and at least one feature for the predetermined time period; predicting, per subscriber, whether the subscriber is going to churn within a churn period in the future based on the analysis; validating the prediction by determining whether the subscriber actually churned during the churn period; and creating the model based on the validated predictions.
H04L 41/5067 - Mesures de la qualité du service [QoS] centrées sur le client
H04L 41/147 - Analyse ou conception de réseau pour prédire le comportement du réseau
H04L 41/5061 - Gestion des services réseau, p. ex. en assurant une bonne réalisation du service conformément aux accords caractérisée par l’interaction entre les fournisseurs de services et leurs clients réseau, p. ex. la gestion de la relation client
A method for managing Quality of Experience (QoE) for video streaming traffic flow on a network, the method including: collecting data associated with a plurality of video streaming traffic flows; creating a model based on the collected data; determining factors associated with a new video streaming traffic flow; analyzing the factors based on the model; determining a QoE score based on the analysis. A system for managing QoE for video streaming traffic flow on a network, the system including: a factor determination module configured to collect data associated with a plurality of video streaming traffic flows; a model module configured to create a model based on the collected data; an analysis module configured to determine factors associated with a new video streaming traffic flow and analyze the factors based on the model; and a QoE engine configured to determine a QoE score based on the analysis.
G06F 13/00 - Interconnexion ou transfert d'information ou d'autres signaux entre mémoires, dispositifs d'entrée/sortie ou unités de traitement
H04L 65/80 - Dispositions, protocoles ou services dans les réseaux de communication de paquets de données pour prendre en charge les applications en temps réel en répondant à la qualité des services [QoS]
H04L 43/062 - Génération de rapports liés au trafic du réseau
H04L 43/065 - Génération de rapports liés aux appareils du réseau
A system and method for handling Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic flows on a computer network, and, in particular, encrypted VoIP traffic flows. The method including: collecting traffic flow data with respect to an IP session; collecting parameters associated with the IP session; determining whether the IP session is a VoIP session; correlating IP sessions having similar parameters to the collected parameters; and creating at least one Internet Protocol Detail Record (IPDR) or Call Detail Record (CDR) based on the correlated IP sessions. The system including: a collection module configured to collect traffic flow data; an analysis module configured to determine parameters and determine whether the IP session is a VoIP session; and a correlation module configured to correlate IP sessions having similar parameters; and create at least one Internet Protocol Detail Record (IPDR) or Call Detail Record (CDR) based on the correlated IP sessions.
A method for managing mobile network congestion including: determining cell metrics over a predetermined time interval for each cell of a plurality of cells; determining correlations between the cell metrics for each cell; determining whether any cell of the plurality of cell are congestion based on the correlations; determining a type of congestion for any cell determined to be congested; and determining traffic actions based on the type of congestion. A system for managing mobile network congestion having: a collection module configured to determine cell metrics over a predetermined time interval for each cell of a plurality of cells; a correlation module configured to determine correlations between the cell metrics; an analysis module configured to determine whether any cell is congestion based on the correlations and a type of congestion for any cell determined to be congested; and a traffic action module configured to determine traffic actions.
A system and method for adaptive traffic path management, the method including: receiving at least one packet associated with a traffic flow; determining whether the traffic flow is a roaming traffic flow; determining application parameters associated with the at least one packet; determining attributes correlated with the traffic flow associated with the at least one packet; analyzing the application parameters and attributes to determine a Network Address Translation (NAT) pool for the traffic flow; determining if a modified NAT is needed based on the NAT pool for the traffic flow; if a modified NAT is needed, modifying the NAT for the at least one packet associated with the traffic flow; and sending the at least one packet and the traffic flow associated with the at least one packet to a path associated with the modified NAT.
A system and method for Quality of Experience (QoE) management on a network. The method including: determining a set of service categories for an operator's traffic, wherein at least one of the service categories is video streaming; mapping a plurality of traffic flows to each of the service categories; determining a target and minimum intent for each of the service categories; measuring a score and bandwidth use for each of the service category; determining whether each of the service categories are reaching an associated minimum bandwidth intent; if the minimum bandwidth intent is not being reached for at least one service category, adjusting the minimum intent for at least one of the service categories; allocating a bandwidth per service category based on the adjusted minimum intent; and shaping the traffic flow to the allocated bandwidth; otherwise allowing the traffic flow to continue with a current bandwidth allocation.
H04L 41/5009 - Détermination des paramètres de rendement du niveau de service ou violations des contrats de niveau de service, p. ex. violations du temps de réponse convenu ou du temps moyen entre l’échec [MTBF]
H04L 41/0896 - Gestion de la bande passante ou de la capacité des réseaux, c.-à-d. augmentation ou diminution automatique des capacités
H04L 43/08 - Surveillance ou test en fonction de métriques spécifiques, p. ex. la qualité du service [QoS], la consommation d’énergie ou les paramètres environnementaux
A system and method for managing video streaming on a computer network based at least in part on a state of a video streaming traffic flow. The method includes: reviewing a traffic flow to determine whether the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow; if the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow, determine at least one video characteristic associated with the video streaming traffic flow; determining a state of the video streaming traffic flow; determining a priority of the video streaming traffic flow based on the characteristics and the state of the video streaming traffic flow; and allocating bandwidth to the video streaming traffic flow based on the priority; otherwise, if the traffic flow is not a video streaming traffic flow, allowing the traffic flow to continue with the traffic flow's current priority.
H04L 12/859 - Actions liées à la commande de flux basée sur la nature de l’application, p.ex. contrôle de navigation sur l’Internet ou contrôle du trafic de courrier électronique
H04L 12/26 - Dispositions de surveillance; Dispositions de test
H04N 21/24 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. surveillance de la charge du serveur, de la bande passante disponible ou des requêtes effectuées sur la voie montante
H04L 47/2475 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS pour la prise en charge des trafics caractérisés par le type d'applications
H04L 43/08 - Surveillance ou test en fonction de métriques spécifiques, p. ex. la qualité du service [QoS], la consommation d’énergie ou les paramètres environnementaux
H04L 47/80 - Actions liées au type d'utilisateur ou à la nature du flux
42.
System and method for diameter messaging in computer networks
A system and method for diameter agent load balancing. The method including: receiving a request from a sending diameter node; parsing at least one Attribute-Value Pair (AVP) from the request; determining a partition-identifier (partition-id) from the at least one AVP; determining a receiving diameter node, based on the partition-id; and sending the request to the receiving diameter node. The system including: a message module configured to receive a request from a sending diameter node; a parsing module configured to parse at least one Attribute-Value Pair (AVP) of the message from the request and determine a partition-id from the at least one AVP and a receiving diameter node, based on the partition-id; and a forwarding module configured to send the request to the receiving diameter node.
G06F 15/173 - Communication entre processeurs utilisant un réseau d'interconnexion, p. ex. matriciel, de réarrangement, pyramidal, en étoile ou ramifié
H04L 67/1023 - Sélection du serveur pour la répartition de charge basée sur un hachage appliqué aux adresses IP ou aux coûts
H04L 67/1034 - Réaction aux pannes de serveur par un répartiteur de charge
H04L 67/1004 - Sélection du serveur pour la répartition de charge
H04L 67/1014 - Sélection du serveur pour la répartition de charge basée sur le contenu d'une demande
43.
System and method for intent based traffic management
A system and a method for traffic management on a network. The method including: determining a desired intent for a network operator's traffic; determining a set of classes for a traffic flow through a link; determining a minimum and target bandwidth for each class in the set of class based on the desired intent; measure user score and bandwidth use for each class; allocate a bandwidth per class based on the minimum and target bandwidth and measured user score; and shape the traffic flow to the allocated bandwidth.
H04L 47/2441 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en s'appuyant sur la classification des flux, p. ex. en utilisant des services intégrés [IntServ]
H04L 61/4511 - Répertoires de réseauCorrespondance nom-adresse en utilisant des répertoires normalisésRépertoires de réseauCorrespondance nom-adresse en utilisant des protocoles normalisés d'accès aux répertoires en utilisant le système de noms de domaine [DNS]
44.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATABASE INSTRUCTIONS FOR A COMPUTER NETWORK
A system and method for database instructions in a computer network, the method including: determining a subscriber event associated with a traffic flow; providing subscriber data, associated with the subscriber event to a network device; receiving, from the network device, subscriber id information and a plurality of subscriber rules or services as a plurality of rows; aggregating the plurality of rows to a single row; and writing the single row to a database. The system including: an input module configured to determine a subscriber event, provide subscriber data, associated with the subscriber event to a network device; and receive, from the network device, subscriber id information and a plurality of subscriber rules or services as a plurality of rows; a serialization module configured to aggregate the plurality of rows to a single row; and an output module configured to write the single row to a database.
A method and system for classifying a device accessing a computer network. The method including: providing a framework of models configured to classify the device; reviewing a network traffic flow associated with a device; extracting flow attributes associated with a network traffic flow; deriving further flow attributes based on the extracted flow attributes; determining at least one model of the framework of models based on the derived flow attributes and extracted encrypted flow attributes; and classifying the device associated with the network traffic flow based on the at least one model. The system includes: a learning engine configured to provide a framework of models; a packet processing engine configured to review a network traffic flow associated with a device; a device classification engine configured to extract flow attributes, derive further flow attributes and determine at least one model; and a device information aggregator configured to classify the device.
G06F 15/173 - Communication entre processeurs utilisant un réseau d'interconnexion, p. ex. matriciel, de réarrangement, pyramidal, en étoile ou ramifié
H04L 47/2441 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en s'appuyant sur la classification des flux, p. ex. en utilisant des services intégrés [IntServ]
H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
H04L 41/5025 - Pratiques de respect de l’accord du niveau de service en réagissant de manière proactive aux changements de qualité du service, p. ex. par reconfiguration après dégradation ou mise à niveau de la qualité du service
H04L 47/2483 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en impliquant l’identification des flux individuels
A system and method for managing access congestion in a computer network, the system and method including: determining a plurality of channels within the computer network via a subscriber channel module; determining a set of subscribers for each of the channels of the plurality of channels via the subscriber channel module; determining a congestion level of each of the channels of the plurality of channels via an analysis module; determining each subscriber's impact on the respective channel based on each subscriber's network usage via the analysis module; and determining a reallocation of the subscribers to balance the channels, based on the congestion level and each subscriber's network usage, via a distribution module.
H04L 12/803 - Commande de flux ou commande de congestion Équilibrage de charge, p.ex. répartition du trafic entre multiples liens
H04L 47/122 - Prévention de la congestionRécupération de la congestion en détournant le trafic des entités congestionnées
H04L 47/283 - Commande de fluxCommande de la congestion par rapport à des considérations temporelles en réponse à des retards de traitement, p. ex. causés par une gigue ou un temps d'aller-retour [RTT]
H04L 47/10 - Commande de fluxCommande de la congestion
H04L 47/762 - Contrôle d'admissionAllocation des ressources en utilisant l'allocation dynamique des ressources, p. ex. renégociation en cours d'appel sur requête de l'utilisateur ou sur requête du réseau en réponse à des changements dans les conditions du réseau déclenchée par le réseau
H04L 47/78 - Architectures d'allocation des ressources
H04L 47/80 - Actions liées au type d'utilisateur ou à la nature du flux
A method for link bandwidth management in a computer network, the method including: monitoring link traffic flow for a predetermined amount of time; measuring throughput of the link traffic flow; estimating the bandwidth based on the throughput; and calibrating at least one shaper based on the estimated bandwidth. a system for link bandwidth management in a computer network, the system including: a learning module configured to monitor link traffic flow for a predetermined amount of time; an analysis module configured to measuring throughput of the link traffic flow and estimate the bandwidth based on the throughput; and a calibration module configured to calibrate at least one shaper based on the estimated bandwidth.
A method for subscriber tier plan adjustment including: monitoring traffic flow for one or more subscriber of a plurality of subscribers on an operator's network; determining a bandwidth requirement for each of the one or more subscribers; determining a recommended tier plan for each subscriber based on the subscribers' bandwidth requirement; and providing the recommended tier plan for each of the subscribers to a network operator. A system for subscriber tier plan adjustment including: a learning module configured to monitor traffic flow for one or more subscribers of a plurality of subscribers on a network and determine a bandwidth requirement of each of the one or more subscribers; an analysis module configured to determine a recommended tier plan for each of the subscribers based on each subscriber's bandwidth requirement; and a notification module configured to provide the recommended tier plan for each subscriber.
H04L 41/5009 - Détermination des paramètres de rendement du niveau de service ou violations des contrats de niveau de service, p. ex. violations du temps de réponse convenu ou du temps moyen entre l’échec [MTBF]
H04L 43/55 - Test de la qualité du niveau de service, p. ex. simulation de l’utilisation du service
49.
Method and system for remote quality of experience diagnostics
A method and system for remote diagnostic of Quality of Experience (QoE) for a subscriber on a computer network. The method includes: reviewing a traffic flow associated with a subscriber to determine performance statistics correlated with the traffic flow; determining subscriber data related to the subscriber associated with the traffic flow; analyzing the subscriber data and performance statistics to determine a traffic signature associated with the traffic flow; determining whether the traffic signature matches any of the plurality of known traffic signatures; and diagnosing the QoE issue based on the match of the traffic signatures.
H04L 41/5009 - Détermination des paramètres de rendement du niveau de service ou violations des contrats de niveau de service, p. ex. violations du temps de réponse convenu ou du temps moyen entre l’échec [MTBF]
H04L 41/5067 - Mesures de la qualité du service [QoS] centrées sur le client
H04L 43/55 - Test de la qualité du niveau de service, p. ex. simulation de l’utilisation du service
50.
System and method for handover management in mobile networks
A method for managing handovers on a network including: determining neighboring cells within the network; mapping the neighboring cells; analyzing handover data between the mapped cells, wherein the handover data may be retrieved from network messaging; determining for each handover whether the handover is successful or unsuccessful based on the handover data; and reporting unsuccessful handovers to an operator for the network. a system for managing handovers on a network, the system including: a relation module configured to determine neighboring cells within the network and map the neighboring cells; an analysis module configured to analyzing handover data between the mapped cells, wherein the handover data may be retrieved from network messaging and determine for each handover whether the handover is successful or unsuccessful based on the handover data; and a reporting module configured to report unsuccessful handovers to an operator for the network.
H04W 36/32 - La resélection étant déclenchée par des paramètres spécifiques par des données de localisation ou de mobilité, p. ex. des données de vitesse
51.
System and method for intent based network slice assignment
A method for network slice assignment including: defining an intent for at least one network slice; selecting at least one network slice instance has capability to meet the intent; monitoring the selected network slice instance to determine whether the selected network slice instance is achieving the intent; and if the intent is not being met, reprioritizing at least one network slice instance in order to prioritize the selected network slice instance; if the intent is being met, continue monitoring the selected network slice instance. A system for network slice assignment including: a selection module configured to define an intent for at least one network slice and select at least one network slice; a monitoring module configured to monitor the selected network slice instance; an analysis module configured to determine if the intent is being met; and a reprioritization module configured to reprioritize at least one network slice.
A method and system for authorizing traffic flows in a computer network. The method including: receiving a packet from a traffic flow sent by a sender; determining whether the traffic flow has been previously authorized; if the traffic flow has not been previously authorized: determining a subscriber associated with the traffic flow, based on the data retrieved from the packet; requesting authorization from an authorization server based on the subscriber and the data retrieved from the packet; upon receiving a response from the authorization server, sending at least three duplicate acknowledgments to the sender, to generate a retransmission in advance of the standard retransmission timing; otherwise, if the traffic flow has been previously authorized, allowing the packet to continue to a destination.
H04L 12/721 - Procédures de routage, p.ex. routage par le chemin le plus court, routage par la source, routage à état de lien ou routage par vecteur de distance
H04L 29/12 - Dispositions, appareils, circuits ou systèmes non couverts par un seul des groupes caractérisés par le terminal de données
H04L 1/18 - Systèmes de répétition automatique, p. ex. systèmes Van Duuren
H04L 45/00 - Routage ou recherche de routes de paquets dans les réseaux de commutation de données
H04L 47/2483 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en impliquant l’identification des flux individuels
H04L 47/41 - Commande de fluxCommande de la congestion en agissant sur des flux ou des liens agrégés
H04L 101/663 - Adresses de couche transport, p. ex. aspects des ports du protocole de contrôle de transmission [TCP] ou des ports du protocole de datagramme utilisateur [UDP]
53.
System and method for monitoring and managing video stream content
A system and method for managing and monitoring video stream content. The method including: receiving a traffic flow; determining if the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow; if the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow; determine at least one attribute associated with the video streaming traffic flow; determine a probability that the traffic flow is fraudulent based on a heuristic analysis of the at least one associated attribute; if the probability is above a predetermined threshold, flag the traffic flow as a fraudulent video streaming traffic flow, otherwise allow the traffic flow to proceed to its destination without being flagged; if the traffic flow is not a video streaming traffic flow, allow the traffic flow to proceed to its destination.
A system and method for classifying network traffic including: providing a framework of models configured to classify network traffic; determining, via a packet processing engine, whether the network traffic flow is encrypted; if the network traffic flow is encrypted: extracting, via the packet processing engine, encrypted flow attributes associated with a network traffic flow; deriving further flow attributes based on the extracted encrypted flow attributes; determining at least one model of the framework of models based on the derived flow attributes and extracted encrypted flow attributes; and classifying, via a traffic classification engine, the traffic flow as a category of traffic based on the at least one model; and if the network traffic flow is not encrypted: extracting non-encrypted flow attributes associated with a network traffic flow; classifying the traffic flow as a category of traffic based on the non-encrypted flow attributes.
H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
H04L 47/2441 - Trafic caractérisé par des attributs spécifiques, p. ex. la priorité ou QoS en s'appuyant sur la classification des flux, p. ex. en utilisant des services intégrés [IntServ]
H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
A system and method for creating a model for predicting and reducing subscriber churn in a computer network. The method including: for a predetermined time period: retrieving traffic flow data per subscriber for a plurality of subscribers in the computer network; determining at least one metric per subscriber from the traffic flow data; determining at least one systemic feature associated with the plurality of subscribers; and storing the at least one amalgamated metric and feature; on reaching the predetermined time period create the model by: analyzing at least one metric and at least one feature for the predetermined time period; predicting, per subscriber, whether the subscriber is going to churn within a churn period in the future based on the analysis; validating the prediction by determining whether the subscriber actually churned during the churn period; and creating the model based on the validated predictions.
H04L 12/24 - Dispositions pour la maintenance ou la gestion
H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
56.
Method and system for remote quality of experience diagnostics based on a traffic signature determined from analyzing subscriber data and traffic flow performance statistics
A method and system for remote diagnostic of Quality of Experience (QoE) for a subscriber on a computer network. The method includes: reviewing a plurality of traffic flows associated with a subscriber to determine performance statistics correlated with each of the traffic flows; determining subscriber data related to the subscriber associated with the plurality of traffic flows; analyzing the subscriber data and performance statistics to determine a traffic signature associated with the plurality of traffic flows; retrieving a plurality of known traffic signatures associate with QoE issues; determining whether the traffic signature matches any of the plurality of known traffic signatures; and diagnosing the QoE issue based on the match of the traffic signatures.
A method for congestion management on a network including: determining whether a cell on the network is congested; identifying at least one heavy user on the cell; determine traffic flow criteria of the at least one heavy user; and shape network traffic of the at least one heavy user based on the traffic flow criteria of the heavy user. A system for congestion management on a network including: a QoE module configured to determine whether a cell on the network is congested; an analysis module configured to identify at least one heavy user on the cell and determine traffic flow criteria of the at least one heavy user; and at least one shaper configured to shape network traffic of the at least one heavy user based on the traffic flow criteria of the heavy user.
A system and method for adaptive traffic path management, the method including: receiving at least one packet associated with a traffic flow; determining application parameters associated with the at least one packet; determining attributes correlated with the traffic flow associated with the at least one packet; analyzing the application parameters and attributes to determine a Network Address Translation (NAT) pool for the traffic flow; determining if a modified NAT is needed based on the NAT pool for the traffic flow; if a modified NAT is needed, modifying the NAT for the at least one packet associated with the traffic flow; and sending the at least one packet and the traffic flow associated with the at least one packet to a path associated with the modified NAT.
H04L 12/721 - Procédures de routage, p.ex. routage par le chemin le plus court, routage par la source, routage à état de lien ou routage par vecteur de distance
H04L 12/26 - Dispositions de surveillance; Dispositions de test
H04L 12/851 - Actions liées au type de trafic, p.ex. qualité de service ou priorité
H04L 29/12 - Dispositions, appareils, circuits ou systèmes non couverts par un seul des groupes caractérisés par le terminal de données
59.
System and method for intent based traffic management
A system and a method for traffic management on a network. The method including: determining a desired outcome for a network operator's traffic; determining a set of classes for a traffic flow through a link; determining a minimum and target bandwidth for each class in the set of class based on the desired outcome; measure user score and bandwidth use for each class; allocate a bandwidth per class based on the minimum and target bandwidth and measured user score; and shape the traffic flow to the allocated bandwidth.
A method for determining the quality of a media stream of a computer network including: receiving a packet from a traffic flow; determining whether the packet relates to a media stream; if the packet is related to the media stream, simulating a content player buffer related to the media stream; reviewing further data chunks associated with the media stream to determine quality events affecting the media stream; analyzing the effect of the quality event on a subscriber viewing the quality event; and determining a Quality of Experience score related to the media stream; otherwise allowing the packet to continue to the subscriber without further analysis. A system for determining the quality of a media stream, the system including modules configured to carry out the method for determining the quality of the media stream.
G06F 13/00 - Interconnexion ou transfert d'information ou d'autres signaux entre mémoires, dispositifs d'entrée/sortie ou unités de traitement
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
H04N 21/24 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. surveillance de la charge du serveur, de la bande passante disponible ou des requêtes effectuées sur la voie montante
H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé
H04N 1/00 - Balayage, transmission ou reproduction de documents ou similaires, p. ex. transmission de fac-similésLeurs détails
61.
Method and system for network services related to geographic location
A method for applying network services related to geographic location including receiving regions within a map and receiving geo-service definitions for the regions. The method includes determining a subscriber's region and determining information related to the subscriber's traffic flow. The method then applies geo-service definitions based on the subscriber's region and the information related to the traffic flow. A system for applying network services related to geographic location having a location detection module for detecting a subscriber's location and a region detection module for determining the subscriber's region within a map based on the subscriber's location. The system further including a geo-service definition and enablement module for defining geo-service definitions and actions; and a subscriber detection and traffic management module adapted to receive the subscriber's region and apply geo-service definitions to the subscriber traffic flow based in part on the region of the subscriber.
A system for steering network traffic to service functions in a service function chain, the system including: a processor; a data storage module; an input interface; an output interface; a classifier configured to determine a path for a data packet in the service function chain; and a forwarder configured to determine the next location to which the data packet will be sent based on the path. A method for steering network traffic to service functions in a service function chain, the method including: classifying a data packet to determine a path for a data packet in the service function chain; and forwarding the data packet to a next location to which the data packet will be sent based on the path.
H04L 12/803 - Commande de flux ou commande de congestion Équilibrage de charge, p.ex. répartition du trafic entre multiples liens
H04L 12/26 - Dispositions de surveillance; Dispositions de test
H04L 12/721 - Procédures de routage, p.ex. routage par le chemin le plus court, routage par la source, routage à état de lien ou routage par vecteur de distance
H04L 12/725 - Sélection d’un chemin de qualité de service [QoS] adéquate
H04L 12/715 - Routage hiérarchique, p.ex. réseaux en grappe ou routage inter-domaine
H04L 12/24 - Dispositions pour la maintenance ou la gestion
H04L 12/701 - Routage ou recherche du chemin de transmission
H04L 12/741 - Traitement de l'adressage d’en-tête pour le routage, p.ex. table de correspondance
63.
System and method for determining quality of a media stream
A method for determining the quality of a media stream of a computer network including: receiving a packet from a traffic flow; determining whether the packet relates to a media stream; if the packet is related to the media stream, simulating a content player buffer related to the media stream; reviewing further data chunks associated with the media stream to determine quality events affecting the media stream; analyzing the effect of the quality event on a subscriber viewing the quality event; and determining a Quality of Experience score related to the media stream; otherwise allowing the packet to continue to the subscriber without further analysis. A system for determining the quality of a media stream, the system including modules configured to carry out the method for determining the quality of the media stream.
G06F 13/00 - Interconnexion ou transfert d'information ou d'autres signaux entre mémoires, dispositifs d'entrée/sortie ou unités de traitement
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
H04N 21/24 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. surveillance de la charge du serveur, de la bande passante disponible ou des requêtes effectuées sur la voie montante
H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p. ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes du flux vidéo codé
H04N 1/00 - Balayage, transmission ou reproduction de documents ou similaires, p. ex. transmission de fac-similésLeurs détails
64.
System and method for packet distribution on a network
The disclosure is directed at a system and method for packet distribution in a network. After receiving a data packet, at least one network function associated with the packet, at least one link aggregation group (LAG) associated with the packet, and a variance associated with a plurality of links within the at least one LAG are determined. A determination as to whether the variance is above a pre-determined threshold is then performed and if the variance is above the threshold, a path for the packet based on capacity associated with each of the plurality of links is determined. Otherwise a path based on capacity of each of a plurality of network function instances associated with the at least one network function is determined.
H04L 12/803 - Commande de flux ou commande de congestion Équilibrage de charge, p.ex. répartition du trafic entre multiples liens
H04L 12/851 - Actions liées au type de trafic, p.ex. qualité de service ou priorité
H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
H04L 12/709 - Prévention ou récupération du défaut de routage, p.ex. reroutage, redondance de route "virtual router redundancy protocol" [VRRP] ou "hot standby router protocol" [HSRP] par redondance des chemins d’accès par chemins actifs parallèles M + N
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
A method for managing traffic detection including: receiving predetermined traffic monitoring conditions; processing at least one packet to determine packet properties; determining an application identifier to associate with the traffic flow based on the packet properties; determining at least one policy to apply to the traffic flow based on the traffic monitoring conditions, packet properties and the application identifier; and communicating the at least one policy to be applied to the traffic flow. A system including: a traffic detection function (TDF) configured to receive predetermined traffic monitoring conditions, wherein the TDF includes: a processor configured to process at least one packet to determine packet properties; and a control engine configured to: determine an application identifier to associated with the flow; determine at least one policy to apply to the flow based on the traffic monitoring conditions, the packet properties and application identifier; and communicate the at least one policy.
The present disclosure relates to a proxy node 30, a method and a computer program in a proxy node in an IP network for transferring TCP packets between a server 40 and a client 20. The disclosure comprises modifying the port number of the server of at least one object so as to create the appearance that the at least one object, which resides on the same server, is residing on a different server, and causing the client 20 to open an additional TCP connection for the at least one object, whereby the speed of downloading web content can be accelerated.
A method for heuristic control of traffic management on a computer network, the method including: setting predetermined benchmarks for traffic; performing a traffic management control loop to determine at least one value of a quality of experience (QoE) metric, via a QoE measuring module, on the network based on the traffic flow; performing a heuristic control loop comprising: aggregating the at least one value of the QoE metric obtained from the traffic management control loop; determining a new benchmark based on the aggregation of the QoE metric, via a heuristic control module; and sending the new benchmark to the QoE measuring module. a system for heuristic control of traffic management on a computer network, the system including: a heuristic calibration module configured to set predetermined benchmarks for traffic; a QoE module configured to determine at least one value of a quality of experience (QoE) metric, on the network based on the traffic flow; an analysis module configured to aggregate the at least one value of the QoE metric obtained from the traffic management control loop; the heuristic calibration module further configured to determine a new benchmark based on the aggregation of the QoE metrics; and send the new benchmark to the QoE measuring module.
G06F 15/173 - Communication entre processeurs utilisant un réseau d'interconnexion, p. ex. matriciel, de réarrangement, pyramidal, en étoile ou ramifié
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
H04L 12/26 - Dispositions de surveillance; Dispositions de test
H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
68.
System and method for subscriber aware network monitoring
A system and method for subscriber aware network monitoring is provided. The method includes: determining subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique IP (Internet Protocol) address; retrieving identifying data from a packet; and comparing the identifying data with the determined subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet. The system includes: at least one network probe configured to determine subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique Internet Protocol (IP) address; at least one traffic probe configured to retrieve identifying data from a packet; and a processing module configured to compare the identifying data with the stored subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet.
H04L 12/28 - Réseaux de données à commutation caractérisés par la configuration des liaisons, p. ex. réseaux locaux [LAN Local Area Networks] ou réseaux étendus [WAN Wide Area Networks]
G06F 15/16 - Associations de plusieurs calculateurs numériques comportant chacun au moins une unité arithmétique, une unité programme et un registre, p. ex. pour le traitement simultané de plusieurs programmes
A multiple-interface apparatus, and networking device including: a plurality of system side lanes configured to connect to an electrical signal source; and a plurality of line side lanes, wherein the number of the plurality of line side lanes matches the number of the plurality of system side lanes, including: a first set of line side lanes configured to connect to a first optical transceiver module; and a second set of line side lanes configured to connect to a second optical transceiver module; a mode selector module configured to transmit the electrical signal to the first optical transceiver module on the first set of line side lanes or the second optical transceiver module on the second set of line side lanes; and an adaptation module to adapt the electrical signal for at least one of the first or second set of line side lanes.
A method and system for managing bitrate of network traffic are provided. The method for managing bitrate of network traffic includes: receiving a packet; retrieving metadata from the packet and associating the packet with at least one traffic aggregate; determining a drop rate for the at least one traffic aggregate based on network flow data; and determining, based on the drop rate and the metadata, to forward or drop the packet. The system includes a packet processing module configured to receive a packet; a deep packet inspection module configured to retrieve metadata from the packet and associate at least on traffic aggregate with the packet; a control module configured to determine a drop rate for the at least one traffic aggregate based on network flow data; and a policy decision module configure to determine whether to forward or drop the packet based on the drop rate and the metadata of the packet.
A method and system for managing online charging sessions is provided. The method includes: establishing a subscriber data session on a network; establishing a connection with an initial online charging system; detecting a condition change in the subscriber data session; determining whether the condition change is associated with a change in the online charging system; if the condition change is associated with a change in the online charging system, determining a new online charging system; terminating the connection to the initial online charging system while maintaining the subscriber data session; and establishing a connection with the new online charging system; otherwise continuing the session with the initial online charging system. The system includes a control plane engine and is operatively connected to a policy charging enforcement function.
H04W 8/02 - Traitement de données de mobilité, p. ex. enregistrement d'informations dans un registre de localisation nominal [HLR Home Location Register] ou de visiteurs [VLR Visitor Location Register]Transfert de données de mobilité, p. ex. entre HLR, VLR ou réseaux externes
H04M 15/00 - Dispositions de comptage, de contrôle de durée ou d'indication de durée
H04W 8/18 - Traitement de données utilisateur ou abonné, p. ex. services faisant l'objet d'un abonnement, préférences utilisateur ou profils utilisateurTransfert de données utilisateur ou abonné
A method and system for load balancing are provided. The method includes: receiving a tunnel frame from a traffic flow; determining whether the tunnel frame is one of a plurality of frames from a packet; if the frame is one of a plurality of frames, reassembling the plurality of frames associated with the packet to determine an inner IP header; load balancing the packet based on the inner IP header; and applying traffic policies to the packet. The system has: a traffic interface configured to receive a tunnel frame from the traffic flow; a subscriber load balancer configured to determine whether the tunnel frame is one of a plurality of frames from a packet; at least one IP reassembly engine configured to reassemble the plurality of frames associated with the packet to determine an inner IP header; and at least one flow policy engine configured to load balance the packet based on the inner IP header; and apply traffic policies to the packet.
H04L 12/26 - Dispositions de surveillance; Dispositions de test
H04L 12/28 - Réseaux de données à commutation caractérisés par la configuration des liaisons, p. ex. réseaux locaux [LAN Local Area Networks] ou réseaux étendus [WAN Wide Area Networks]
G06F 15/16 - Associations de plusieurs calculateurs numériques comportant chacun au moins une unité arithmétique, une unité programme et un registre, p. ex. pour le traitement simultané de plusieurs programmes
H04L 12/803 - Commande de flux ou commande de congestion Équilibrage de charge, p.ex. répartition du trafic entre multiples liens
H04L 12/741 - Traitement de l'adressage d’en-tête pour le routage, p.ex. table de correspondance
73.
System and method for diverting established communication sessions
There is provided a system and method for diverting established communication sessions, which includes: receiving at least one packet from a communication session; determining the state of the communication session; if the state of the communication session is diverted, bridging the at least one packet to a service chain; if the state of the communication session has been prohibited from being diverted, forwarding the at least one packet to an endpoint; and otherwise, if the state of the communication session is a state prior to the divert decision, saving the at least one packet and determining whether the communication session is a candidate to be diverted to the service chain.
H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
H04L 12/801 - Commande de flux ou commande de congestion
H04L 12/751 - Mise à jour ou découverte de la topologie
H04L 12/721 - Procédures de routage, p.ex. routage par le chemin le plus court, routage par la source, routage à état de lien ou routage par vecteur de distance
H04W 28/02 - Gestion du trafic, p. ex. régulation de flux ou d'encombrement
H04L 12/707 - Prévention ou récupération du défaut de routage, p.ex. reroutage, redondance de route "virtual router redundancy protocol" [VRRP] ou "hot standby router protocol" [HSRP] par redondance des chemins d’accès
H04L 12/805 - Détermination de la taille optimum des paquets, p.ex. unité de transmission maximum [MTU]
A method and system for analyzing devices on a network are provided. The method includes: receiving at least one packet from a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE); determining identity metadata associated with the at least one packet; and analyzing the at least one packet to determine a device associated with the at least one packet. The system for analyzing devices on a network includes: a packet processor configured to receive at least one packet from a CPE; a subscriber/session identity module configured to determine identity metadata with the at least one packet; and a device tracker module configured to analyze the at least one packet to determine a device associated with the at least one packet.
A method and system for managing bitrate of network traffic are provided. The method for managing bitrate of network traffic includes: receiving a packet; retrieving metadata from the packet and associating the packet with at least one traffic aggregate; determining a drop rate for the at least one traffic aggregate based on network flow data; and determining, based on the drop rate and the metadata, to forward or drop the packet. The system includes a packet processing module configured to receive a packet; a deep packet inspection module configured to retrieve metadata from the packet and associate at least on traffic aggregate with the packet; a control module configured to determine a drop rate for the at least one traffic aggregate based on network flow data; and a policy decision module configure to determine whether to forward or drop the packet based on the drop rate and the metadata of the packet.
A system and method for subscriber aware network monitoring is provided. The method includes: determining subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique IP (Internet Protocol) address; retrieving identifying data from a packet; and comparing the identifying data with the determined subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet. The system includes: at least one network probe configured to determine subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique Internet Protocol (IP) address; at least one traffic probe configured to retrieve identifying data from a packet; and a processing module configured to compare the identifying data with the stored subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet.
H04L 12/28 - Réseaux de données à commutation caractérisés par la configuration des liaisons, p. ex. réseaux locaux [LAN Local Area Networks] ou réseaux étendus [WAN Wide Area Networks]
G06F 15/16 - Associations de plusieurs calculateurs numériques comportant chacun au moins une unité arithmétique, une unité programme et un registre, p. ex. pour le traitement simultané de plusieurs programmes
H04L 12/26 - Dispositions de surveillance; Dispositions de test
H04L 29/12 - Dispositions, appareils, circuits ou systèmes non couverts par un seul des groupes caractérisés par le terminal de données
A method and system for network capacity planning are provided. The method includes: collecting utilization data related to a plurality of network resources on the network; determining a peak period for each of the network resources based on the utilization data; determining at least one key performance indicator (KPI) over the peak period for each of the network resources; aggregating each of the KPIs for each of the plurality of network resources; and outputting the aggregated KPIs. The system includes a data source module configured to collect utilization data related to a plurality of network resources; a peak period module configured to determine a peak period for each of the network resources based on the utilization data; a peak KPI module configured to determine at least one KPI over the peak period for each of the plurality of network resources; a KPI aggregation module configured to aggregate the KPIs for each of the network resources; and a processor module configured to output the aggregated KPIs.
The present disclosure provides a system and a method for managing network traffic. The traffic management system has a quality of experience (QoE) measurement module configured to monitor a QoE metric in real-time. A control module is configured to periodically receive the QoE metric and determine a traffic management action based on the QoE metric. A traffic management module is configured to apply the traffic management action to the network traffic.
A method for managing quality of service (QoS) consists of receiving a packet and identifying at least one application level characteristic of the packet. The method for managing QoS further consists of modifying quality of service parameters of the packet based on the application level characteristic and sending the packet to a destination with modified quality of service parameters. A system for managing QoS includes modules such as a bearer module adapted to review and retrieve data from a packet and a payload packet inspector module adapted to identify at least one application level characteristic of the packet. The system for managing QoS further has a policy enforcement module designed to modify quality of service parameters of the packet based in part on the retrieved data and the at least one application level characteristic.
A network data flow management device including: a working packet module configured to store data related to a data flow; at least one network interface connected to the working packet module for receiving and sending data related to data flows; and a processor configured to: receive data from the working packet module and determine if the data flow matches a predetermined protocol; and if the data flow matches the predetermined protocol, send predictive acknowledgments based on the data flow via the network interface. A method for network data flow management including: monitoring a data flow for a predetermined protocol; if the data flow matches the predetermined protocol, saving data relating to the data flow; and creating and sending a predictive acknowledgement packet related to the data flow.
A method for measuring quality of experience for media streaming in a network is provided, the method includes: identifying a media stream; detecting an event related to the media stream indicative of a quality of experience (QoE) as perceived by a subscriber; measuring a metric relating to the detected event; and determining a quality of experience measurement based on the metric. A system for measuring quality of experience for media streaming as perceived by subscribers in a network is provided, the system having: a media flow recognition module configured to identify a media stream; a QoE event handler operatively connected to the media flow recognition module and configured to detect an event related to the media stream indicative of a quality of experience as perceived by a subscriber; a metric measurement module operatively connected to the QoE event handler and configured to measure a metric relating to the detected event; and a quality of experience calculation module operatively connected to the metric measurement module and configured to determine a quality of experience measurement based on the metric.
G06F 15/16 - Associations de plusieurs calculateurs numériques comportant chacun au moins une unité arithmétique, une unité programme et un registre, p. ex. pour le traitement simultané de plusieurs programmes
H04N 21/647 - Signalisation de contrôle entre des éléments du réseau et serveur ou clientsProcédés réseau pour la distribution vidéo entre serveur et clients, p. ex. contrôle de la qualité du flux vidéo en éliminant des paquets, protection du contenu contre une modification non autorisée dans le réseau ou surveillance de la charge du réseau ou réalisation d'une passerelle entre deux réseaux différents, p. ex. entre réseau IP et réseau sans fil
H04L 12/24 - Dispositions pour la maintenance ou la gestion
H04N 21/238 - Interfaçage de la voie descendante du réseau de transmission, p. ex. adaptation du débit de transmission d'un flux vidéo à la bande passante du réseauTraitement de flux multiplexés
H04N 21/24 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. surveillance de la charge du serveur, de la bande passante disponible ou des requêtes effectuées sur la voie montante
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
82.
Method and system for network data flow management
A network data flow management device including: a working packet module configured to store data related to a data flow; at least one network interface connected to the working packet module for receiving and sending data related to data flows; and a processor configured to: receive data from the working packet module and determine if the data flow matches a predetermined protocol; and if the data flow matches the predetermined protocol, send predictive acknowledgments based on the data flow via the network interface. A method for network data flow management including: monitoring a data flow for a predetermined protocol; if the data flow matches the predetermined protocol, saving data relating to the data flow; and creating and sending a predictive acknowledgement packet related to the data flow.
G06F 15/173 - Communication entre processeurs utilisant un réseau d'interconnexion, p. ex. matriciel, de réarrangement, pyramidal, en étoile ou ramifié
G06F 15/16 - Associations de plusieurs calculateurs numériques comportant chacun au moins une unité arithmétique, une unité programme et un registre, p. ex. pour le traitement simultané de plusieurs programmes
83.
Method and apparatus for distributing credits to multiple shapers to enable shaping traffic targets in packet communication networks
A computer based system and method for distributing a global shaper rate implemented across multiple traffic processing devices. A controller distributes credits according to the demand (amount of traffic, or offered load) of each device, in such a way to achieve global targets, including the shaper rate, strict prioritization of traffic, WFQ weights and fairness between cloned channels, iteratively updated as changes occur in the quantity and makeup of the traffic across the devices.
A system and method for automatically configuring a network so that each switch in the network is aware of the Multiple Spanning Tree Instances (MSTI) of each other switch and the Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) that each switch uses. This is achieved through the use of controllers connected to each switch. A master switch is elected and the master switch monitors messages to determine if a switch should be using an alternative MISTI. If so, the master switch instructs a switch to use an alternative MSTI. Either a switch or a node connected to the switch may determine which VLAN to use in sending messages, subject to configuration from the controller of the master switch. Messages are periodically sent by each controller to educate other controllers to aid in learning which node is part of a group connected to a switch, the switch in turn connected to a controller.
H04L 12/28 - Réseaux de données à commutation caractérisés par la configuration des liaisons, p. ex. réseaux locaux [LAN Local Area Networks] ou réseaux étendus [WAN Wide Area Networks]
H04L 12/753 - Découverte de l’arborescence de routage, p.ex. conversion de la topologie maillée de réseau en topologie arborescente
H04L 12/721 - Procédures de routage, p.ex. routage par le chemin le plus court, routage par la source, routage à état de lien ou routage par vecteur de distance
85.
System and method for detecting sources of abnormal computer network message
The present invention relates generally to a system and method for the monitoring of email and other message traffic on a network. The intent of the monitoring to determine if message traffic is abnormal, thus indicating unwanted messages such as spam. A number of methods may be utilized by the invention to recognize unwanted messages, including the calculation of fanout, the number of messages sent by a unique host, unique email address or domain. Also included is fanin, the number of messages received from unique hosts, unique domains or unique email addresses. Further components consider the number of error messages received from a host, variations in bandwidth from a host, and variations in message content from a host.
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