Network monitoring and control system and method
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsDavid Ward, Mark Townsley, Andre Surcouf, Alain Fiocco
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Abstract
A method of controlling the distribution of content in a network is described. The content traverses the network in packets comprising a packet header including an address associated with the content, and a packet payload including the content. The method includes obtaining the address associated with the content from the packet traversing the network and analysing the address to extract information associated with the content carried in the packet payload.
Claims18
A method of controlling the distribution of content in a network, wherein the content traverses the network in packets comprising a packet header including an address associated with the content, and a packet payload including the content, wherein the method comprises:
- obtaining the address associated with the content from the packet traversing the network;
- and
- analysing the address to extract information associated with the content carried in the packet payload.
Apparatus for controlling the distribution of content in a network, wherein the content traverses the network in packets comprising a packet header including an address associated with the content, and a packet payload including the content, wherein the apparatus comprises a memory and at least one processor, the memory storing instructions that, when implemented on the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- obtain the address associated with the content from the packet traversing the network;
- and
- analyse the address to extract information associated with the content carried in the packet payload.
A computer program, computer program product or logic encoded on one or more tangible media for execution and where executed operable to implement a method for controlling the distribution of content in a network, wherein the content traverses the network in packets comprising a packet header including an address associated with the content, and a packet payload including the content, wherein the method comprises:
- obtaining the address associated with the content from the packet traversing the network;
- and
- analysing the address to extract information associated with the content carried in the packet payload.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.