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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
May. 27, 2024
Sandvine Corporation, Waterloo, CA;
Pradeep Karanth, Bangalore, IN;
Amith Kolar Rajagopal, Bangalore, IN;
Abstract
A method and system for classifying a device accessing a computer network. The method including: determining fields of interest that are indicators for classifying the device; reviewing a network traffic flow associated with the device; extracting field/parameter values from a packet associated with the network traffic flow; comparing the extracted field/parameter values with values of the fields of interest to determine at least one device attribute; and classifying the device associated with the network traffic flow based on the comparison. The header fields/parameters may include application name and/or fields/parameters available in a TLS header. The system includes a processor, memory, and software modules and engines that implement the method above.