Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2007-07-10
Rudy, Andrew Joseph (Department: 3627)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
C705S030000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09276277
ABSTRACT:
An accounting system inserts flow probes into various locations within a network to measure certain parameters. The flow probes capture Internet Protocol (IP) packets and determines if the captured IP packets contain messages relating to error reporting. If the IP packet does contain such an error reporting message and is generated within a first protocol, the system maps this into a second protocol.
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