Patent ID: 9667521
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of performing traffic analysis on a network, comprising: obtaining, by a processor, on a backhaul network, time stamped packets and related metadata from an intercepted stream of real-time traffic, pre-processing, by the processor, the intercepted stream, wherein the pre-processing comprises separating a portion of the intercepted stream into dissected fields; creating, by the processor, indicators of a plurality of indicator types by selecting an analysis operator to apply to one or more of the dissected fields in a logical expression, wherein at least one of the indicators is of an indicator type selected from the group consisting of: network health, security, revenue protection, privacy, and configuration validation; analyzing the dissected fields in the output streams utilizing the indicators, wherein the analyzing comprises: obtaining, by the processor, results from the indicators; registering, by the processor, metadata describing the results in a database server in a data structure; receiving, by the processor, at the database server, via an integrated web server, over the backhaul network, a request to produce a dynamic visual representation of the results; and generating, by the processor, based on the request, via the backhaul network, a dynamic dashboard of the results.