Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating analysis of the performance of network traffic classification configurations
AssigneePacketeer, Inc.
InventorMark Hill
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Abstract
Methods apparatuses and systems allowing for an examination of the runtime performance and efficiency of traffic classification configuration associated with bandwidth management and other network devices including network traffic classification functionality. Embodiments of the present invention are operative to identify possible changes to the current traffic classification configurations that improve performance efficiency.
Claims23
An apparatus allowing for analysis of the performance of a network traffic classification configuration, comprising a computer-readable medium having executable computer instructions operated to implement:
- a traffic classification database storing a traffic classification configuration, wherein the traffic classification configuration includes at least one traffic class and at least one matching rule for that at least one traffic class;
- wherein the traffic classification database is operative to scan attributes associated with a data flow against the traffic classification configuration to identify a traffic class;
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- a traffic classification analyzer operative to analyze the performance of the traffic classification database and generate output indicative of the performance efficiency of the traffic classification configuration, wherein the traffic classification analyzer is operative to maintain a representative sample of actual network traffic and analyze the performance of the traffic classification database by applying the representative sample to the traffic classification configuration.
A method allowing for analysis of the performance of network traffic classification configurations associated with a network device, comprising
- monitoring the runtime performance of a traffic classification configuration in relation to at least one variable, wherein the traffic classification configuration comprises at least one traffic class and at least one corresponding matching rule associated with the at least one traffic class and wherein the monitoring comprises maintaining a count of the number of matching rule comparisons;
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- analyzing the performance of the traffic classification configuration based, at least in part, on the at least one variable;
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- generating output indicative of the performance efficiency of the traffic classification configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.