CPC H04L 47/125 (2013.01) [H04L 47/50 (2013.01); H04L 63/0236 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
1. A netflow generator appliance, comprising:
a memory device storing one or more load balancing functions; and
a processor coupled to the memory device and configured to perform operations, including:
receiving a plurality of netflow records at the netflow generator appliance,
generating a hash tag for each netflow record,
converting a first hash tag of the first netflow record into a first percentage based on a load balancing function,
based on the first percentage, storing the first netflow record in a first queue of data that are scheduled to be sent to a first netflow collector,
converting a second hash tag of a second netflow record into a second percentage based on the load balancing function, wherein the second percentage differs from the first percentage, and
based on the second percentage, storing the second netflow record in a second queue of data that are scheduled to be sent to a second netflow collector, wherein the first netflow collector and the second netflow collector are coupled to a central netflow collector, which centrally collects netflow records from the first netflow collector and the second netflow collector and centrally routes the netflow records to a remote analyzer tool and a remote management console including a monitor and a keyboard.
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