Service analysis

1 . A method for service analysis at a data distribution device, the method comprising:

receiving a request for service analysis of a session;

determining whether data relevant to the service analysis is available; and

if relevant data is available, inserting the relevant data in a specified memory.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

determining whether data relevant to the service analysis is available comprises determining whether a request for the session has been received; and

inserting the relevant data in a specified memory comprises inserting a request in the specified memory if a request for the session has been received.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining whether the request comprises sensitive data; and

if the request comprises sensitive data, removing the sensitive data before inserting the request in the specified memory.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the request comprises a Hypertext Transfer Protocol request.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

determining whether data relevant to the service analysis is available comprises determining whether a response for the session has been received; and

inserting the relevant data in a specified memory comprises inserting a response in the specified memory if a response for the session has been received.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining whether the response comprises sensitive data; and

if the response comprises sensitive data, removing the sensitive data before inserting the response in the specified memory.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a level of recordation for the service analysis; and

inserting data for the service analysis into the specified memory based on the level.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a request to access the inserted data;

determining whether a user associated with the request is authorized to access the inserted data; and

if a user associated with the request is authorized to access the inserted data, allowing access to the inserted data.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein allowing access to the inserted data comprises generating a user interface to display the inserted data.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein allowing access to the inserted data comprises allowing execution of a request in the inserted data.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein allowing access to the inserted data comprises allowing modification of a storage time for the inserted data.

12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein allowing access to the inserted data comprises allowing modification of the inserted data.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein relevant data comprises a state of the distribution data device.

14 . An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

determining whether a request for service analysis of a session has been received;

determining whether data relevant to the service analysis is available; and

if relevant data is available, inserting the relevant data in a specified memory.

15 . The article of claim 14 , wherein:

determining whether data relevant to the service analysis is available comprises determining whether a request for the session has been received; and

inserting the relevant data in a specified memory comprises inserting a request in the specified memory if a request for the session has been received.

16 . The article of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

determining whether the request comprises sensitive data; and

if the request comprises sensitive data, removing the sensitive data before inserting the request in the specified memory.

17 . The article of claim 14 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

determining a level of recordation for the service analysis; and

inserting data for the service analysis into the specified memory based on the level.

18 . The article of claim 14 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

determining whether a request to access the inserted data has been received;

determining whether a user associated with the request is authorized to access the inserted data; and

if a user associated with the request is authorized to access the inserted data, allowing access to the inserted data.

19 . The article of claim 18 , wherein allowing access to the inserted data comprises allowing execution of a request in the inserted data.

20 . The article of claim 18 , wherein allowing access to the inserted data comprises allowing modification of a storage time for the inserted data.

21 . The article of claim 18 , wherein allowing access to the inserted data comprises allowing modification of the inserted data.

22 . The article of claim 14 , wherein relevant data comprises a state of the distribution data device.

23 . A system for service analysis, the system comprising:

a service recorder operable to:

determine whether a request for service analysis of a session has been received;

determine whether data relevant to the service analysis is available; and

if relevant data is available, insert the relevant data in a specified memory.

24 . The system of claim 23 , wherein:

determining whether data relevant to the service analysis is available comprises determining whether a request for the session has been received; and

inserting the relevant data in a specified memory comprises inserting a request in the specified memory if a request for the session has been received.

25 . The system of claim 24 , wherein the recorder is further operable to:

determine whether the request comprises sensitive data; and

if the request comprises sensitive data, remove the sensitive data before inserting the request in the specified memory.

26 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the recorder is further operable to:

determine a level of recordation for the service analysis; and

insert data for the service analysis into the specified memory based on the level.

27 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the recorder is further operable to:

determine whether a request to access the inserted data has been received;

determine whether a user associated with the request is authorized to access the inserted data; and

if a user associated with the request is authorized to access the inserted data, allow access to the inserted data.

28 . The system of claim 27 , wherein allowing access to the inserted data comprises allowing execution of a request in the inserted data.

29 . The system of claim 27 , wherein allowing access to the inserted data comprises allowing modification of a storage time for the inserted data.

30 . The system of claim 27 , wherein allowing access to the inserted data comprises allowing modification of the inserted data.

31 . The system of claim 23 , wherein relevant data comprises a state of the distribution data device.

32 . A method for service analysis at a data distribution device, the method comprising:

receiving a request to access service analysis data for a session;

determining whether a user associated with the request is authorized to access the data; and

if a user associated with the request is authorized to access the data, allowing access to the data.

33 . The method of claim 32 , wherein the data comprises a request for the session.

34 . The method of claim 32 , wherein the data comprises a data distribution device state.

35 . The method of claim 32 , wherein allowing access to the data comprises generating a user interface to display the inserted data.

36 . The method of claim 32 , wherein allowing access to the data comprises allowing execution of a request in the inserted data.

37 . The method of claim 32 , wherein allowing access to the data comprises allowing modification of the inserted data.

38 . The method of claim 32 , wherein allowing access to the data comprises allowing modification of a storage time for the data.

39 . An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

determining whether a request to access service analysis data for a session has been received;

determining whether a user associated with the request is authorized to access the data; and

if a user associated with the request is authorized to access the data, allowing access to the data.

40 . The article of claim 39 , wherein the data comprises a data distribution device state.

41 . The article of claim 39 , wherein allowing access to the data comprises allowing execution of a request in the inserted data.

42 . The article of claim 39 , wherein allowing access to the data comprises allowing modification of the inserted data.

43 . The article of claim 39 , wherein allowing access to the data comprises allowing modification of a storage time for the inserted data.

44 . A method for service analysis at a data distribution device, the method comprising:

receiving a request for service analysis of an application session;

determining a recordation level for the service analysis;

determining whether data relevant to the service analysis is available, wherein relevant data comprises a Hypertext Transfer Protocol request for the session and a state of the data distribution device;

if data relevant to the service analysis is available, determining whether the data is in accordance with the recordation level;

if the data is in accordance with the recordation level, determining whether the relevant data comprises sensitive data;

if the relevant data comprises sensitive data, removing the sensitive data from the relevant data;

inserting the relevant data in a database location;

receiving a request to access the inserted data;

determining whether a user associated with the request is authorized to access the inserted data; and

if a user associated with the request is authorized to access the inserted data, allowing access to the inserted data, wherein allowing access comprises:

generating a user interface to display the inserted data;

allowing execution of a request in the inserted data;

allowing modification of a storage time for the inserted data; and

allowing modification of the inserted data.