AI Protocol Discovery
Discover undocumented protocols in hours, not months. A 5-phase automated pipeline using statistical analysis, ML classification, grammar learning, parser generation, and adaptive learning.
The Protocol Problem
Organizations worldwide are blocked by undocumented legacy protocols. Over 60% of enterprise protocols have no documentation, the engineers who understood them have retired, and manual reverse engineering costs $500K-$2M per protocol taking 6-12 months.
Digital transformation initiatives stall when they hit protocol barriers. Critical integrations are delayed, security vulnerabilities go undetected in opaque protocol implementations, and compliance audits fail due to lack of protocol visibility.
The 5-Phase Discovery Pipeline
From raw network traffic to production-ready parsers, fully automated.
Statistical Analysis
Entropy calculation, byte frequency distribution, pattern detection, binary vs. text classification
ML Classification
CNN feature extraction, BiLSTM sequence learning, multi-class classification with confidence scoring
Grammar Learning
PCFG inference with EM algorithm, rule extraction, transformer-based semantic learning
Parser Generation
Template-based parser generation, validation logic, performance optimization, live testing
Adaptive Learning
Error analysis feedback loop, grammar refinement, field detection improvement, model retraining
Core Capabilities
Statistical Analysis Engine
Analyzes raw protocol traffic to extract fundamental characteristics including entropy profiles, byte frequency distributions, and structural patterns.
- Entropy calculation (structured data at 4.2 bits/byte)
- Pattern detection with repeating sequence identification
- Binary vs. text format classification
Deep Learning Classification
Uses CNN + BiLSTM architectures for multi-class protocol classification with confidence scoring across 150+ known protocol families.
- CNN feature extraction for spatial pattern recognition
- BiLSTM sequence learning for temporal context
- Confidence scoring for classification certainty
PCFG Grammar Learning
Automatically learns protocol grammars using Probabilistic Context-Free Grammars with Expectation-Maximization for probabilistic inference.
- EM algorithm for probabilistic rule inference
- Transformer models for semantic field learning
- Continuous refinement from parsing errors
Automatic Parser Generation
Generates production-ready parsers from learned grammars with built-in validation logic and performance optimization for high-throughput environments.
- 50,000+ messages/sec parser throughput
- Multi-language template-based generation
- Real-traffic validation testing
Technical Architecture
Core Components
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