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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2024
Netscout Systems, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Steinthor Bjarnason, Fjerdingby, NO;
Roman Lara, San Antonio, TX (US);
Scott Lekel-Johnson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Max Resing, Westford, MA (US);
NetScout Systems, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for network traffic monitoring are provided. A system may obtain a data packet of a data packet exchange between the server and a network device, extract a time to live (TTL) value and an internet protocol (IP) address of the network device from the data packet, compare the TTL value with a TTL value range or signature determined based on TTL values observed from data packets transmitted across a communications network, determine that the TTL value violates an authentication policy based on the TTL value being outside of the TTL value range or signature, and apply a tag to the IP address of the network device in a database stored memory.