A system for collecting and aggregating data from network entities for a data consuming application is described. The system includes a data collector layer to receive network flow information from the network entities and to produce records based on the information. The system also includes a flow aggregation...http://www.google.de/patents/US6625657?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6625657 - System for requesting missing network accounting records if there is a break in sequence numbers while the records are transmitting from a source device
