Patent ID: 6789117
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for analyzing a network utilizing an information collector manager, comprising:(a) sending an agent an interval setting utilizing an information collector manager, wherein the agent transmits network traffic information related to network traffic based on the interval setting; and (b) receiving the network traffic information from the agent at the interval setting; wherein a plurality of consoles are coupled to the information collector manager for collecting the network traffic information from the information collector manager and displaying the network traffic information from the information collector manager, wherein a user interface is adapted for analyzing an output; wherein a map of a network is generated based on the network traffic information; wherein the network traffic information relates to wireless network traffic; wherein intrusion detection services are provided based on the network traffic information; wherein the network traffic information is sent to the information collector manager securely; wherein the network traffic information is reported to a user utilizing a plurality of zone collectors coupled to a plurality of the information collector managers, and a reoccurring fee associated with the reporting is determined based on the number of the agents, the information collector managers, and the zone controllers; wherein enterprise latency mapping is performed, where at least one of the zone controllers chooses a port number associated with an application and pushes a configuration request to a plurality of the information collector managers in an associated zone, and the information collector managers push the configuration requests to the agents so that the agents begin to monitor a port associated with the port number, such that monitor data is sent from the agents to the information collector managers and buffered, whereafter the information collector managers update the at least one zone controller with consolidated monitor data, where differences in delay times are calculated to construct a picture of latency throughout an enterprise.