SAMPLING NETWORK TRAFFIC

摘要

Sampling network traffic includes: loading a packet sampling module (215) into a processor-based network device (201) coupled to a network (235); determining with the packet sampling module (215) if a network packet addressed to or from the network device (235) is selected for sampling; and transmitting data from the network packet over the network (235) to a monitoring device (240) external to the network device (201) if the network packet is selected for sampling.