CPC H04L 43/04 (2013.01) [H04L 41/14 (2013.01); H04L 43/0882 (2013.01); H04L 47/28 (2013.01); H04L 47/34 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a network device, a first list including a first set of network packet parameters for monitoring network traffic in accordance with a first monitoring criteria;
receiving, at the network device, a second list including a second set of network packet parameters for monitoring network traffic in accordance with a second monitoring criteria that is different from the first monitoring criteria; and
determining, by the network device, a sequential order for arranging the first list with respect to the second list during a concatenation, wherein the sequential order is designated by a sorting rule that assigns a priority to each of the first list and the second list;
generating, by the network device, a concatenated list by concatenating the first set of network parameters and the second set of network parameters in a manner that forms a single set included in the concatenated list; and
programming the network device with the concatenated list such that monitoring network traffic through the network device is performed in accordance with the first monitoring criteria associated with the first list and the second monitoring criteria associated with the second list.
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