Methods and apparatus for collecting, storing, processing and using data, such a RMON2 network traffic data, are described. Network traffic probes are identified and attempts are made to configure the identified probes to generate network traffic data sets which are as close to a preselected common data...http://www.google.de/patents/US6327620?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6327620 - Methods and apparatus for collecting, storing, processing and using network traffic data