Patent ID: 8165114

Claim:
An apparatus for Voice over IP capturing in a network, the apparatus comprising: a data receiver, tapping the network, and configured to receive data packets transmitted over a communication link between a first party and a second party coupled to the network; a VoIP identifier configured to determine if received data packets are Real-time transport protocol (RTP) VoIP data packets based on compliance with a known standard of the RTP and if the VoIP data packets are qualified for forwarding to a recording device based on Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) data; and a forwarder configured to change a destination IP address and port of a copy of qualified RTP VoIP data packets and to forward the copy of qualified RTP VoIP data packets to the recording device via a first switch port external to the apparatus, and to forward the received data packets back to the network via a second switch port external to the apparatus.