The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
May. 14, 2009
Paul J. Aitken, West Linton, GB;
Benoit Claise, Othee, BE;
Gowri Dhandapani, Bristow, VA (US);
Zhipu Jin, Milpitas, CA (US);
Nagaraj Varadharajan, San Jose, CA (US);
Stanford L. Yates, Raleigh, NC (US);
Paul J. Aitken, West Linton, GB;
Benoit Claise, Othee, BE;
Gowri Dhandapani, Bristow, VA (US);
Zhipu Jin, Milpitas, CA (US);
Nagaraj Varadharajan, San Jose, CA (US);
Stanford L. Yates, Raleigh, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided in one example embodiment and includes a network element configured to receive a plurality of packets. The network element is configured to couple to a module, the module being configured to generate a data record that is based on information associated with the packets and capable of being interpreted according to a template in which multiple information elements can be positioned to create a hierarchical relationship within structured data. The structured data further includes references to the information elements. The network element further including an export module configured to export the data record to a next destination.