Patent ID: 8850578
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting network communications of a network, the method comprising: monitoring network devices for communication data, the network devices running a communication application, the communication application configured for utilizing existing infrastructure for call setup and call transmission, the utilizing performed without notification; generating an output file including the communication data correlated with a communication type, wherein the communication type is at least one of voice over IP, video, instant message, and file sharing; monitoring network traffic flow to detect a super node on the network; computing network metrics for the super node that measure utilization of the communication application; comparing the network metrics for the super node with a policy threshold, determining a network violation event based on the comparing; and in response to the determination of the network violation event, performing an action to alleviate the violation event, wherein the action includes at least one of increasing the network traffic flow, and decreasing the network traffic flow.