Service Classification of Web Traffic

摘要

A method for communication includes recording, at a gateway to a network, a generic definition of a service provided to clients of the gateway. The generic definition specifies a first Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) on the network that is associated with the service. At least a first communication between a client and the network is processed at the gateway in order to identify at least a second URI that is referenced from the first URI in a context of the service. Responsively to at least the first communication, an extended definition of the service for the client is automatically created by adding at least the second URI to the generic definition. Use of the service is monitored by applying the extended definition to second communications conveyed by the gateway between the client and the network.

主权项

1. A method for communication, comprising:
at a gateway to a network, recording a generic definition of a service provided to clients of the gateway, the generic definition specifying a first Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) on the network that is associated with the service; processing at the gateway at least a first communication between a client and the network in order to identify at least a second URI that is referenced from the first URI in a context of the service; responsively to at least the first communication, automatically creating an extended definition of the service for the client by adding at least the second URI to the generic definition; and monitoring use of the service by applying the extended definition to second communications conveyed by the gateway between the client and the network.