NetScout Systems, Inc.
Fault-tolerant monitoring of tunneled IP flows
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Abstract:
A method for monitoring tunneled Internet Protocol (IP) traffic in a communication network includes monitoring tunnel signaling flows to determine relationships between tunnels and subscriber sessions for each established tunnel. A first tunnel signaling state is stored in a data repository for each established tunnel. The first tunnel signaling state is indicative of the determined relationship between the tunnel and corresponding subscriber sessions. A second tunnel signaling state is validated based on the stored first tunnel signaling state to identify incorrect association between a monitored tunnel and corresponding subscriber session, in response to detecting a monitoring gap.
Status:
Grant
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
22 May 2017
Issue date:
22 Sep 2020