Microsoft patents method to split network traffic by software part
Microsoft describes a system that measures network data usage by breaking down traffic from servers and routers. It uses application logs to figure out how much of the total data belongs to specific software parts running on the same computer.
In the filing’s own words
A network traffic computing system obtains on-router traffic data, on-server traffic data and application log data. A data processing system extracts features from the data sources, splits the extracted features based upon destination and source ports and performs component-level aggregation of the features. The aggregated data is surfaced for monitoring and traffic control.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: determining that a plurality of software components share a process; identifying, from application log data, a port used by a selected software component; determining a total traffic volume for the port based on aggregated network traffic data; determining a proportion of the total traffic volume attributable to the selected software component based on request and response sizes associated with the selected software component relative to request and response sizes associated with the plurality of software components; and estimating a component-level traffic volume for the selected software component based on the proportion and the total traffic volume.
Facts
- Company
- Microsoft (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
- Official title
- NETWORK TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM
- Publication number
- US20260261494A1
- Application number
- 19655987
- Filed
- Apr 23, 2026
- Published
- Sep 3, 2026
- Inventors
- 9
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04L 43/026 Electricity & electronicsH04L 43/091 Electricity & electronicsH04L 47/24 Electricity & electronicsMore from Microsoft in Networks & wireless
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