use strict;

my (@up, @down, @labels);

while (<DATA>) {
  chomp;
  if (/Peripherals Down:$/i .. /Peripherals Up:$/i) {
    next if /^$|^-{4}|Peripherals /;
    if (/^name/i){
      @labels = split /\s\s+/;
      next;
    }
    my %h;
    @h{@labels} = split /\s\s+/;
    push @down, \%h;
  }else {
    next if /^$|^-{4}/;
    if (/^name/i){
      @labels = split /\s\s+/;
      next;
    }
    my %h;
    @h{@labels} = split /\s\s+/;
    push @up, \%h;
  }
}

use Data::Dump qw/pp/;

print "Down: $/";
pp @down;
print "Up: $/";
pp @up;
__DATA__
   Peripherals Down:

Name               Host              Port     Category       Priority 
+   Monitor Type     IS Managed       Down time
----               ----              ----     --------       -------- 
+   ------------     -----------     ------------
Christine          62.01.22.100       0       ABC company      High   
+      Ping              Yes         Thu Dec 16 06:35:07 PST 2004
Clark              72.03.100.89       0       XYZ company      Low    
+      Ping              Yes         Thu Dec 16 06:35:16 PST 2004


 Peripherals Up:

Name               Host              Port     Category        Priority
+    Monitor Type      IS Managed      Up time
----               ----              ----     --------        --------
+    ------------      -----------    ---------
Laston             100.02.99.211      0       XYZ company       Medium
+        Ping             Yes          Thu Dec 16 06:35:27 PST 2004
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