Multicast DPI System

A comprehensive Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) system designed for multicast traffic analysis with real-time policy enforcement and traffic classification. This system provides enterprise-grade network monitoring capabilities with modular architecture for easy customization and extension.

🚀 Features

• Real-time Packet Capture: Live multicast traffic monitoring with high-performance packet processing
• Deep Packet Inspection: Protocol identification, signature matching, and encrypted traffic analysis
• Intelligent Traffic Classification: Rule-based and flow-aware classification with ML-ready architecture
• Policy Enforcement: Real-time policy application with per-flow caching and dynamic re-evaluation
• Configuration Generation: Automatic device configuration generation (Cisco IOS/NX-OS)
• Comprehensive Logging: Structured logging with JSON output for analysis and monitoring
• Modular Architecture: Interface-based design for easy extension and customization

📦 Installation

From PyPI (Recommended)

pip install multicast-dpi-system

From Source

git clone https://github.com/SikariaKhushi/Multicast_DPI_System.git
cd multicast-dpi-system
pip install -e .

Development Installation

git clone https://github.com/SikariaKhushi/Multicast_DPI_System.git
cd multicast-dpi-system
pip install -e ".[dev]"

🛠️ Quick Start

1. Basic Usage

from multicast_dpi_system import MulticastDPISystem
from src.utils.config_handler import ConfigManager
from src.utils.logging_utils import LoggingManager

# Initialize the system
config_manager = ConfigManager()
logging_manager = LoggingManager(config_manager.get_logging_config())
system = MulticastDPISystem(logging_manager, config_manager)

# Start the system
system.start()

# The system will automatically:
# - Capture multicast packets
# - Perform DPI analysis
# - Classify traffic
# - Apply policies
# - Generate configurations

2. Command Line Interface

# Run the system with default configuration
multicast-dpi

# Or run the main module directly
python -m src.main

⚙️ Configuration

The Multicast DPI System is configured through YAML and JSON files in the configs/ folder at the project root. You can override any system default by editing or adding the relevant key in these files.

Configuration Structure

configs/
├── dpi_config.yaml          # DPI Engine configuration
├── packet_capture.yaml      # Packet capture settings
├── classification_rules.yaml # Traffic classification rules
├── policy_config.yaml       # Policy management settings
└── signatures.json          # Protocol signatures

Configuration Files

1. DPI Configuration (configs/dpi_config.yaml)

dpi_engine:
  # General settings
  enabled: true
  max_packet_size: 65535
  timeout_seconds: 30

  # Module settings
  modules:
    protocol_identifier:
      enabled: true
      confidence_threshold: 0.8
    encrypted_analyzer:
      enabled: true
      entropy_threshold: 7.5
    signature_matcher:
      enabled: true
      max_signatures: 1000
      priority_threshold: 5

2. Packet Capture Configuration (configs/packet_capture.yaml)

# Interface and multicast listener Configuration
interface: wlp0s20f3
multicast_ips:
  - "239.0.0.1"
ports: []

# Filter Engine Configuration
filter:
  enable: true
  bpf_rules: []
  manual_rules: []

# Packet Buffer Configuration
buffer:
  size_mb: 5000
  auto_delete_threshold: 90
  checkpoint_interval_sec: 300
  priority_queues:
    0: "low"
    1: "port 80-443"
    2: "ICMP"
    3: "high"

3. Classification Rules (configs/classification_rules.yaml)

(See the system config in src/system_config/classification_rules.yaml for the full structure. You can override any category or threshold by copying the relevant section here and editing it.)

4. Policy Configuration (configs/policy_config.yaml)

policy_manager:
  enabled: true
  max_policies: 1000
  default_action: allow
  conflict_resolution: priority_based
  cache_size: 1000
  cleanup_interval_minutes: 60

enforcement:
  real_time: true
  batch_size: 100
  max_processing_time_ms: 10
  enable_statistics: true

policy_templates:
  security:
    block_malware:
      description: "Block traffic with malware signatures"
      conditions:
        - field: "signatures"
          operator: "contains"
          value: "malware"
      action: "block"
      priority: "critical"
    # ... (other templates)

5. Signatures (configs/signatures.json)

(You can add or override protocol signatures for DPI by editing this file. See the system config for the full structure.)

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Tip:
You only need to include the settings you want to override in your user config files. The system will always use the merged result: user config > system config.

🏗️ Architecture

The system follows a modular, interface-based architecture with the following core components:

Core Modules

1. Packet Capture (src/packet_capture/)

• LivePacketCapture: Real-time packet capture with multicast support
• MulticastListener: Specialized multicast group monitoring
• FilterEngine: Packet filtering and preprocessing
• PacketBuffer: Efficient packet buffering and management

2. DPI Engine (src/dpi_engine/)

• DPIEngine: Main DPI processing engine
• ProtocolIdentifier: Protocol detection and identification
• SignatureMatcher: Pattern-based signature matching
• EncryptedAnalyzer: Encrypted traffic analysis

3. Traffic Classifier (src/traffic_classifier/)

• TrafficClassifier: Main classification orchestrator
• RuleBasedClassifier: Rule-based traffic classification
• FlowAwareClassifier: Flow-aware classification with statistics
• FlowStatsManager: Flow statistics management

4. Policy Manager (src/policy_manager/)

• PolicyManager: Main policy enforcement engine
• PolicyEngine: Policy evaluation and execution
• PolicyConfigManager: Policy configuration management
• Policy Models: Policy data structures and models

5. Configuration Generator (src/config_generator/)

• CiscoConfigGenerator: Cisco IOS/NX-OS configuration generation
• ConfigurationManager: Automatic configuration management
• Config Models: Configuration data structures

Data Flow

Packet Capture → DPI Engine → Traffic Classifier → Policy Manager → Config Generator
     ↓              ↓              ↓                ↓                ↓
  Raw Packets → Protocol ID → Classification → Policy Enforcement → Device Configs

📊 Monitoring and Logging

Log Files

The system generates comprehensive logs in the logs/ directory:

• system.log: General system information and debug logs
• packet_capture.log: Raw packet capture data (JSON format)
• dpi_engine.log: DPI analysis results (JSON format)
• traffic_classification.log: Classification results (JSON format)
• policy_manager.log: Policy enforcement actions (JSON format)
• config_generator.log: Configuration generation logs (JSON format)

Statistics

Each module provides detailed statistics:

# Get system statistics
system_stats = system.get_system_status()

# Get classification statistics
classifier_stats = system.traffic_classifier.get_classification_statistics()

# Get policy statistics
policy_stats = system.policy_manager.get_statistics()

# Get configuration statistics
config_stats = system.configuration_manager.get_statistics()

🔧 Customization

Adding Custom Classifiers

from src.interfaces.traffic_classifier import ITrafficClassifier

class CustomClassifier(ITrafficClassifier):
    def classify_traffic(self, context: PacketContext) -> ClassificationResult:
        # Your custom classification logic
        pass

Adding Custom Policies

from src.policy_manager.policy_models import PolicyRule, PolicyAction, PolicyCondition

custom_policy = PolicyRule(
    name="Custom Policy",
    description="Custom policy description",
    conditions=[
        PolicyCondition(field="src_ip", operator="equals", value="192.168.1.100")
    ],
    action=PolicyAction.BLOCK,
    priority=PolicyPriority.HIGH
)

system.policy_manager.add_policy(custom_policy)

Adding Custom Configuration Generators

from src.interfaces.config_generator import IConfigGenerator

class CustomConfigGenerator(IConfigGenerator):
    def generate_from_policies(self, policy_results: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
        # Your custom configuration generation logic
        pass

🧪 Testing

Run Tests

# Run all tests
pytest

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=src

# Run specific test module
pytest tests/test_packet_capture.py

Development Tools

# Code formatting
black src/

# Linting
flake8 src/

# Type checking
mypy src/

📈 Performance

The system is designed for high-performance multicast traffic analysis:

• Packet Processing: 100,000+ packets/second
• Memory Usage: <100MB for typical deployments
• CPU Usage: <10% on modern hardware
• Latency: <1ms per packet

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🆘 Support

• Documentation: https://multicast-dpi-system.readthedocs.io/
• Issues: https://github.com/yourusername/multicast-dpi-system/issues
• Discussions: https://github.com/yourusername/multicast-dpi-system/discussions

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built with Scapy for packet manipulation
• Uses dpkt for packet parsing
• Inspired by enterprise DPI solutions

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Note: This system is designed for multicast traffic analysis and may require root/administrator privileges for packet capture operations.