Patent ID: 7644150
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A self learning system for managing a network, comprising: a logic server for extracting a signature from a first traffic flow of a plurality of traffic flows on the network based on layer-3/layer-4 information of the first traffic flow; a signature repository operatively coupled to the logic server for storing the signature and an identification of a layer-7 application associated with the signature; and a high speed monitor operatively coupled to the logic server and the signature repository for identifying a second traffic flow of the plurality of traffic flows being associated with the layer-7 application by correlating the second traffic flow to the signature, wherein the high speed monitor is operatively coupled to the network for monitoring the network and forwarding at least a portion of the plurality of traffic flows to the logic server; wherein the network comprises a peer-to-peer network; wherein the layer-3/layer-4 information is obtained based on a time correlation metric (TCM) of the first traffic flow; and wherein the TCM is associated with a superpeer of the peer-to-peer network.