CPC H04L 47/125 (2013.01) [H04L 43/022 (2013.01); H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04L 43/16 (2013.01)] | 26 Claims |
1. A controller for use with a network traffic visibility system, the controller comprising:
a network interface through which to receive information indicative of operation of the network traffic visibility system;
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and the network interface and configured to facilitate control of resources in the network traffic visibility system, according to a configured resource control policy, by
providing, during a first time period, control signaling to cause maximization of network traffic monitoring fidelity for a plurality of quality of service (QoS) classes of network traffic, for a specified fixed amount of utilization of one or more network resources,
providing, during a second time period, control signaling to cause minimization of use of the one or more network resources, for a specified fixed level of traffic monitoring fidelity associated with the plurality of QoS classes;
defining a plurality of hash buckets for network traffic input to the network traffic visibility system;
assigning portions of the network traffic input to the network traffic visibility system to individual ones of the plurality of hash buckets; and
load balancing the portions of the network traffic, within the network traffic visibility system, based on the hash buckets to which the portions of the network traffic are assigned.
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