Patents by Inventor David C. Petersen

David C. Petersen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for correlating request and reply packets
    Patent number: 7065102
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for correlating request packets and reply packets during network analysis. Initially, first information is monitored associated with at least one layer of a request packet that resides above a data link control layer thereof. Further monitored is second information associated with at least one layer of a reply packet that resides above the data link control layer thereof. The request packet and the reply packet are then correlated utilizing the first information and the second information. A network is then analyzed based on the correlated request packet and reply packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Network General Technology
    Inventors: David C. Petersen, Vladimir A. Sukhanov