Patent ID: 7930734
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for creating and tracking network sessions, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of: receiving a request from an entity to access a network, wherein the entity is authenticated after the request is received; collecting authenticated identity information associated with the entity, network address information associated with the entity, and network location information associated with the entity; creating an information set that comprises and binds together the authenticated identity information, the network address information, and the network location information, wherein the information set indicates a present association among the authenticated identity information, the network address information, and the network location information; and storing the information set in a session record in a centralized database, wherein the session record represents a session in which the entity accesses the network, wherein the session record is one of a plurality of session records that are stored in the centralized database, and wherein the plurality of session records are used by a data processing system to perform real-time diagnostics of the network; wherein the network location information identifies an edge device on the network that received the request from the entity; wherein the steps of the method are performed by the edge device.