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Title: Comparison of Ring-Buffer-Based Packet Capture Solutions

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1225853· OSTI ID:1225853
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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Traditional packet-capture solutions using commodity hardware incur a large amount of overhead as packets are copied multiple times by the operating system. This overhead slows sensor systems to a point where they are unable to keep up with high bandwidth traffic, resulting in dropped packets. Incomplete packet capture files hinder network monitoring and incident response efforts. While costly commercial hardware exists to capture high bandwidth traffic, several software-based approaches exist to improve packet capture performance using commodity hardware.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1225853
Report Number(s):
SAND2015-9378R; 607886
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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