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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2026
Extrahop Networks, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Lila Breina Frenkel, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Douglas Bramley, Port Orchard, WA (US);
Caroline Elizabeth Caldwell, Seattle, WA (US);
Swagat Dasgupta, Bothell, WA (US);
Marc Adam Winners, Seattle, WA (US);
Craig Michael Griffin, Pinedale, WY (US);
ExtraHop Networks, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments rank entity importance in monitored networks by analyzing network traffic to collect metrics representing relationships between entities. Network monitoring engines construct network graphs where nodes represent entities and edges represent relationships based on collected metrics. The system employs graph clustering algorithms to partition entities into logical clusters based on interaction patterns. Within each cluster, entities may be ranked by topological importance using metrics to identify primary entities that represent their clusters. Monitoring resources may be allocated preferentially to primary entities from each cluster. The topology-based ranking approach distributes monitoring resources throughout the network.