A METHOD TO MINIMIZE POST-PROCESSING OF NETWORK TRAFFIC

摘要

In the method of the invention said network traffic is monitored by means of descriptive metadata, said descriptive metadata is outputted by a Descriptive Metadata Interface of a Deep Packet Inspection, or DPI, deployment of a network and said descriptive metadata contains verbatim packet fields and accounting information. It is characterised in that it comprises correlating at least part of said descriptive metadata with information included in said descriptive metadata, centralized signatures and external data sources in order to enrich said descriptive metadata.