The present invention is a computer
system and a method for gathering,
processing and analysis of network information resulting in presentation and
visualization of packet networks in the form of individual virtual flows, sometimes also called connections or sessions, containing their statistical characteristics in a time-sampled dynamics. The
system, deployed as a separate device or co-hosted with other network devices, collects and processes information from all valid packets in network, classifies and maps gathered statistics to the statistics of relevant virtual flows. The statistical information is further processed by the
system to provide near-real presentation, as well as stored in a searchable
database for future analyses. The invention to be used by network engineers and administrators as a tool for a near real-
time control of network traffic, as an analytical tool for solving network bottlenecks,
network performance optimization and
troubleshooting analyses,
cutting costs by optimizing
network layout, appropriate organization of traffic and intelligent configuration of QoS, routers and other network devices.