Is seeing deceiving?
J.P. Conti · Engineering & Technology · 2011
This paper presents about deep packet inspection technology in thriving business in the Middle East and Asia. Internet traffic consists of a multitude of IP (internet protocol) packets that are exchanged between two computers a server and an end user. DPI equipment mimics the 'reading' function of routers and switches, and can also look into each packet's payload, which holds the data being exchanged. Privacy concerns are just one of the factors limiting DPI take-up in the Western hemisphere.