Patent ID: 7796596
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for producing, transporting, and capturing network traffic data, comprising: associating a mirroring policy with a service profile assigned to a service subscriber, the service subscriber identified by a static Internet Protocol address; creating a routing policy via an interface configured for a router, such that handling of traffic data entering the router is subject to the routing policy; associating the routing policy with the service profile; receiving mirrored traffic data generated as a result of subscriber activity identified for the service profile, the mirrored traffic data representing a copy of the traffic data generated as a result of the subscriber activity, and is provided in accordance with the mirroring policy; and routing the mirrored traffic data to a central collection facility in accordance with the routing policy through a dedicated transmission means; wherein a destination address of the traffic data resulting from the subscriber activity is different than a destination address of the central collection facility; the mirrored traffic data comprising: wherein routing the mirrored traffic data includes transmitting the mirrored traffic data to the destination address of the central collection facility without changing or encapsulating the original source address and the original destination address of the mirrored traffic data.