US 11,870,696 B2
Method and system for triggering augmented data collection on a network device based on traffic patterns
Greg Veres, Waterloo (CA); and Sandra Loop, Waterloo (CA)
Assigned to GFI USA, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Exinda Networks PTY, Ltd., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/147,635.
Application 18/147,635 is a continuation of application No. 17/009,612, filed on Sep. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,570,107.
Application 17/009,612 is a continuation of application No. 16/290,692, filed on Mar. 1, 2019, granted, now 10,798,003, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 16/290,692 is a continuation of application No. 15/415,312, filed on Jan. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,237,185, issued on Mar. 19, 2019.
Application 15/415,312 is a continuation of application No. 14/680,744, filed on Apr. 7, 2015, granted, now 9,565,109, issued on Feb. 7, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0136333 A1, May 4, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 47/12 (2022.01); H04L 43/062 (2022.01); H04L 43/0888 (2022.01); H04L 41/0213 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 47/12 (2013.01) [H04L 43/062 (2013.01); H04L 43/0888 (2013.01); H04L 41/0213 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a network appliance; and
a contral management and reporting system, coupled to the network appliance, wherein:
the network appliance includes:
a controller capable of controlling data traffic to computing devices in the network via the network traffic appliance that includes a network interface; and
a data collector capable of collecting network traffic data based on the data traffic passing through the network appliance at a normal level from a first set of data sources;
the contral management and reporting system includes a traffic performance analyzer capable of:
monitoring the network traffic data;
determining whether the network traffic data indicates an abnormal condition;
the data collector is further capable of:
running an application on one of the computing devices to collect network data from a second set of data sources to increase the collection of network traffic data when an abnormal condition is detected; and
the traffic performance analyzer capable of is further capable of:
analyzing the increased network traffic data collected.