Method And Scout Agent For Building A Source Database
AssigneeAlcatel Lucent
InventorsAdrianus Van Ewijk, Paul Davies, Haran Sold
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a scout agent with network connectivity is configured to build a source database by learning address information, port information and protocol information of certain traffic sources. The scout agent is configured to learn application traffic profile information of these traffic sources, and instruct storage of the address information, port information, protocol information and application traffic profile information in a source database.
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A method for building a source database by a scout agent with network connectivity, said method comprising for a traffic source in said network:
- learning address information of said traffic source;
- learning port information of said traffic source;
- learning protocol information of said traffic source;
- learning application traffic profile information of said traffic source;
- and
- instructing storage of said address information, said port information, said protocol information and said application traffic profile information for said traffic source in said source database.
A scout agent for building a source database, said scout agent having means for network connectivity and further comprising:
- means for learning address information of a traffic source;
- means for learning port information of said traffic source;
- means for learning protocol information of said traffic source;
- means for learning application traffic profile information of said traffic source;
- and
- means for instructing storage of said address information, said port information, said protocol information and said application traffic profile information for said traffic source in said source database.
Source database, adapted to store upon instruction of a scout agent with network connectivity for a traffic source in a network:
- address information of said traffic source;
- port information of said traffic source;
- protocol information of said traffic source;
- and
- application traffic profile information of said traffic source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.