摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network device and a selective information monitoring method using the same device, enabling a user to monitor only necessary information (packet field information) from all received packets.SOLUTION: The network device, connected to a monitoring target host, includes: one or more physical interfaces for receiving a network packet from the monitoring target host; and a switch fabric module including a configurable monitoring unit for filtering network packets, collected through the one or more physical interfaces, in a manner to enable selective information extraction. |