Method and apparatus for minimally invasive network monitoring

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7301738
APP PUB NO 20040078463A1
SERIAL NO

10373571

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A method and apparatus for monitoring a communication network is provided. The network includes a plurality of node electronics units communicatively coupled to at least one central control processing unit through at least one network wherein each network includes a network switch. The method includes coupling a monitoring domain to the network, and receiving at least one of network traffic transmitted on at least one of the monitored links, and network traffic received on at least one of the monitored links through at least one monitoring link. The apparatus includes a plurality of node electronics units communicatively coupled to at least one central control processing unit through at least one network wherein each network includes a network switch, and wherein the apparatus comprises a monitoring domain.

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  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Andarawis, Emad Andarawis Ballston Lake, NY 94 1888
Pearlman, Marc Robert Clifton Park, NY 16 950

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