Selective scanning of network packet traffic using cloud-based virtual machine tool platforms

摘要

Network tool optimizer devices and related methods are disclosed that provide selective scanning of network packet traffic using cloud-based virtual machine tool platforms. Rather than require local network analysis tool resources, the disclosed embodiments identify subsets of packet traffic of interest, and these subsets are forwarded to a cloud-based server system where cloud-based virtual machine tool platforms are used to process the subsets of traffic of interest. Results from this processing are then provided back to adjust the operation of the network tool optimizers. Some further embodiments use local capture buffers and remote cloud replay buffers to stored subsets of traffic locally for later communication to cloud server systems where cloud-based tools analyze replays of the captured network traffic. Some further embodiments also use results from cloud-based tools to initiate local virtual machine tool platforms that are used to further analyze traffic of interest.