US 2013/0173778 A1Published application

Monitoring network performance remotely

AssigneeBMC Software, Inc.

InventorsJoe Pei-Wen Hsy, Pierre Larose

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Abstract

According to one general aspect, a method may include establishing at least a first and a second network tap point near, in a network topology sense, an intranet/internet access point device and a server computing device, respectively. The method may include monitoring, via the first and second network tap points, at least partially encrypted network communication between a client computing device and the server computing device. A second network tap point analyzer device may decrypt at least a portion of the encrypted network communication that is viewed by the second tap point analyzer device. The method may include analyzing the monitored encrypted network communication to generate aset of metrics regarding the performance of the network communication between the client computing device and server computing device. In some embodiments a plurality of tap points and tap point analyzer devices corresponding to a multitude of network segments may be employed.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

establishing a first network tap point near, in a network topology sense, an intranet/internet access point device, wherein the first network tap point provides a substantially non-intrusive means of viewing network communication through the intranet/internet access point;
establishing a second network tap point near, in a network topology sense, a server computing device, wherein the second network tap point provides a substantially non-intrusive means of viewing network communication received or transmitted by the server computing device;
monitoring, via the first and second network tap points, at least partially encrypted network communication between a client computing device that is within an intranet and the server computing, device that is external to the intranet, wherein a second network tap point analyzer device is configured to decrypt at least a portion of the at least partially encrypted network communication that is viewed by the second tap point analyzer device;
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analyzing the monitored at least partially encrypted network communication to generate at least one set of metrics regarding the performance of the network communication between the client computing device and server computing device.

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A system comprising:

a first network tap point configured to duplicate, in a non-intrusive manner, at least part of a network communication transmitted to and from an access point device that forms the boundary between a first network and a second network;
a second network tap point configured to duplicate, in a non-intrusive manner, at least part of a network communication transmitted to and from a server computing device placed within, in a network topology sense, the second network;
a client-side tap point analyzer device configured to:
monitor, via the first network tap point, at least partially encrypted network communication between a client computing device that is within the first network and the server computing device;
and
a server-side tap point analyzer device configured to:
monitor, via the second network tap point, at least partially encrypted network communication between a client computing device and the server computing device,
decrypt at least a portion of the monitored encrypted network communication, and
analyze the monitored at least partially encrypted network communication to generate at least one set of metrics regarding the performance of the network communication between the client computing device and server computing device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/341,144Filed 30 Dec 2011
Published: 4 Jul 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

H04L 43/14
Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks: using software, i.e. software packages
H04L 43/08
Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks: monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or…
H04L 63/306
For supporting lawful interception, monitoring or retaining of communications or communication related information: intercepting packet switched…
H04L
Digital communication