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AssigneesInternational Business Machines Corporation, Napatech A/S
InventorsWayne F. Tackabury, Russell Couturier, William A. Bird, Thomas D. Silliman, Alex Omo Agerholm, Michael Milde Lilja, Peter Dahl Ekner, Philip Due Soeberg
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Embodiments are directed to a method of implementing a packet capture ring. The packet capture ring includes a plurality of appliances, and the plurality of appliances includes a first appliance and a second appliance. The first appliance and the second appliance are both attached to a network tap, and the first appliance works as a master appliance. The master appliance ingests packets from the network tap, encapsulates the packets and forwards encapsulated packets in the packet capture ring. The method includes: detecting, by the second appliance, a failure of the first appliance; working, by the second appliance, as the master appliance; and removing, by the second appliance, the first appliance from a forwarding designation list.
A method of implementing a packet capture ring, wherein the packet capture ring includes a plurality of appliances, and the plurality of appliances includes a first appliance and a second appliance, wherein the first appliance and the second appliance are both attached to a network tap, and the first appliance works as a master appliance, wherein the master appliance ingests packets from the network tap, encapsulates the packets and forwards encapsulated packets in the packet capture ring, the method comprising:
A system for packet capture and search, the system comprising:
A computer program product for implementing a packet capture ring comprising a first appliance and a second appliance, both attached to a network tap;
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