Presenting, at a graphical user interface (GUI), a constellation view of communications associated with node groups in a network

• US 10,656,795 B1
• Filed: 01/07/2019
• Issued: 05/19/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ordr Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ordr Inc.
• Inventors: Pandian, Gnanaprakasam, Vinayagam, Vivekanandan, Yang, Sheausong, Doraiswami, Vijayaraghavan, Vavilala, Krishna Kumar
• Primary Examiner(s): Parker, Jeanette J
• Application Number:
  US16/241,489
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

Techniques for presenting, at a graphical user interface (GUI), a constellation view of communications associated with node groups of a network disclosed. A GUI presents icons arranged on concentric rings. Icons on one ring represent device groups. Icons on another ring represent address groups. Icons on another ring represent intranet groups. Each icon is selectable to request information about the communications of the corresponding node group. Connections are drawn between the selected icon and other icons to represent the communications. Each connection is selectable to request additional information regarding the communication.

Claims

1. One or more non-transitory machine-readable media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

concurrently presenting, at a graphical user interface (GUI);

(a) a first set of icons, corresponding respectively to a set of custom groups, arranged on a first ring;

(b) a second set of icons, corresponding respectively to a set of address groups, arranged on a second ring;

wherein a first custom group, of the set of custom groups, is associated with a first set of devices;

wherein the first ring and the second ring share a same center;

receiving a first user selection of a first icon corresponding to the first custom group;

responsive to the first user selection;

determining a particular set of network addresses associated with the first set of devices, wherein the particular set of network addresses comprises at least one of;

(a) network addresses to which data packets are transmitted from at least a first device of the first set of devices;

(b) network addresses from which data packets are transmitted to at least a second device of the first set of devices;

determining a first subset of the set of address groups that is associated with the particular set of network addresses, and a second subset of the set of address groups that is not associated with the particular set of network addresses;

presenting, at the GUI, a respective connection between the first icon and each of a first subset of the second set of icons corresponding to the first subset of the set of address groups, without presenting any connection between the first icon and each of a second subset of the second set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the set of address groups.

2. The one or more media of claim 1, further storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

presenting, at the GUI, a first interface element associated with a first connection between the first icon and a second icon of the first subset of the second set of icons, wherein the first interface element indicates a first attribute of the first connection; and

presenting, at the GUI, a second interface element associated with a second connection between the first icon and a third icon of the first subset of the second set of icons, wherein the second interface element indicates a second attribute of the second connection;

wherein the first interface element and the second interface element are different.

3. The medium of claim 1, wherein:

a particular connection between the first icon and an icon of the first subset of the second set of icons is selectable to request additional information associated with the particular connection.

4. The medium of claim 3, wherein the additional information comprises at least one of:

at least one of the particular set of network addresses;

a volume of traffic communicated through the particular connection;

a device profile associated with a third device of the first set of devices that communicated with at least one of the particular set of network addresses;

a risk level associated with the third device;

a risk level associated with the particular connection;

a Sankey diagram indicating traffic flows between the first set of devices and the particular set of network addresses;

a map indicating a geographical location associated with at least one of the particular set of network addresses.

5. The one or more media of claim 1, further storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

receiving a second user selection of a particular connection between the first icon and an icon of the first subset of the second set of icons;

responsive to the second user selection;

presenting, at the GUI, additional information associated with the particular connection.

6. The medium of claim 5, wherein the first icon, the second icon, the particular connection, and the additional information are concurrently presented at the GUI.

7. The one or more media of claim 1, further storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

receiving a second user selection of a second icon of the second set of icons, wherein the second icon corresponds to a first address group of the set of address groups;

responsive to the second user selection;

determining a particular set of devices associated with a first set of addresses associated with the first address group, wherein the particular set of devices comprises at least one of;

(a) devices to which data packets are transmitted from at least a first address of the first set of addresses;

(b) devices from which data packets are transmitted to at least a second address of the first set of addresses;

determining a first subset of the set of custom groups that is associated with the particular set of devices, and a second subset of the set of custom groups that is not associated with the particular set of devices;

presenting, at the GUI, a respective connection between the second icon and each of a first subset of the first set of icons corresponding to the first subset of the set of custom groups, without presenting any connection between the second icon and each of a second subset of the first set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the set of custom groups.

8. The one or more media of claim 1, further storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

presenting, at the GUI, a third set of icons, corresponding respectively to a set of intranet groups, arranged on a third ring;

wherein the first ring, the second ring, and the third ring, share a same center;

responsive to the first user selection;

determining a particular set of intranet servers associated with the first set of devices, wherein the particular set of intranet servers comprises at least one of;

(a) intranet servers to which data packets are transmitted from at least one of the first set of devices;

(b) intranet servers from which data packets are transmitted to at least one of the first set of devices;

determining a first subset of the set of intranet groups that is associated with the particular set of intranet servers, and a second subset of the set of intranet groups that is not associated with the particular set of intranet servers;

presenting, at the GUI, a respective connection between the first icon and each of a first subset of the third set of icons corresponding to the first subset of the set of intranet groups, without presenting any connection between the first icon and each of the second subset of the third set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the set of intranet groups.

9. The medium of claim 8, wherein the set of intranet groups comprises one or more of:

a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server;

a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server; and

a mail server.

10. The medium of claim 1, wherein the set of custom groups comprises at least one of:

a set of device groups;

a set of virtual local area network (VLAN) groups; and

a set of subnet groups.

11. A system, comprising:

at least one device including a hardware processor; and

the system being configured to perform operations comprising;

concurrently presenting, at a graphical user interface (GUI);

(a) a first set of icons, corresponding respectively to a set of custom groups, arranged on a first ring;

(b) a second set of icons, corresponding respectively to a set of address groups, arranged on a second ring;

wherein a first custom group, of the set of custom groups, is associated with a first set of devices;

wherein the first ring and the second ring share a same center;

receiving a first user selection of a first icon corresponding to the first custom group;

responsive to the first user selection;

determining a particular set of network addresses associated with the first set of devices, wherein the particular set of network addresses comprises at least one of;

(a) network addresses to which data packets are transmitted from at least a first device of the first set of devices;

(b) network addresses from which data packets are transmitted to at least a second device of the first set of devices;

determining a first subset of the set of address groups that is associated with the particular set of network addresses, and a second subset of the set of address groups that is not associated with the particular set of network addresses;

presenting, at the GUI, a respective connection between the first icon and each of a first subset of the second set of icons corresponding to the first subset of the set of address groups, without presenting any connection between the first icon and each of a second subset of the second set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the set of address groups.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

presenting, at the GUI, a first interface element associated with a first connection between the first icon and a second icon of the first subset of the second set of icons, wherein the first interface element indicates a first attribute of the first connection; and

presenting, at the GUI, a second interface element associated with a second connection between the first icon and a third icon of the first subset of the second set of icons, wherein the second interface element indicates a second attribute of the second connection;

wherein the first interface element and the second interface element are different.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein:

a particular connection between the first icon and an icon of the first subset of the second set of icons is selectable to request additional information associated with the particular connection.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the additional information comprises at least one of:

at least one of the particular set of network addresses;

a volume of traffic communicated through the particular connection;

a device profile associated with a third device of the first set of devices that communicated with at least one of the particular set of network addresses;

a risk level associated with the third device;

a risk level associated with the particular connection;

a Sankey diagram indicating traffic flows between the first set of devices and the particular set of network addresses;

a map indicating a geographical location associated with at least one of the particular set of network addresses.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second user selection of a particular connection between the first icon and an icon of the first subset of the second set of icons;

responsive to the second user selection;

presenting, at the GUI, additional information associated with the particular connection.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first icon, the second icon, the particular connection, and the additional information are concurrently presented at the GUI.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second user selection of a second icon of the second set of icons, wherein the second icon corresponds to a first address group of the set of address groups;

responsive to the second user selection;

determining a particular set of devices associated with a first set of addresses associated with the first address group, wherein the particular set of devices comprises at least one of;

(a) devices to which data packets are transmitted from at least a first address of the first set of addresses;

(b) devices from which data packets are transmitted to at least a second address of the first set of addresses;

determining a first subset of the set of custom groups that is associated with the particular set of devices, and a second subset of the set of custom groups that is not associated with the particular set of devices;

presenting, at the GUI, a respective connection between the second icon and each of a first subset of the first set of icons corresponding to the first subset of the set of custom groups, without presenting any connection between the second icon and each of a second subset of the first set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the set of custom groups.

18. The medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

presenting, at the GUI, a third set of icons, corresponding respectively to a set of intranet groups, arranged on a third ring;

wherein the first ring, the second ring, and the third ring, share a same center;

responsive to the first user selection;

determining a particular set of intranet servers associated with the first set of devices, wherein the particular set of intranet servers comprises at least one of;

(a) intranet servers to which data packets are transmitted from at least one of the first set of devices;

(b) intranet servers from which data packets are transmitted to at least one of the first set of devices;

determining a first subset of the set of intranet groups that is associated with the particular set of intranet servers, and a second subset of the set of intranet groups that is not associated with the particular set of intranet servers;

presenting, at the GUI, a respective connection between the first icon and each of a first subset of the third set of icons corresponding to the first subset of the set of intranet groups, without presenting any connection between the first icon and each of the second subset of the third set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the set of intranet groups.

19. A method comprising:

concurrently presenting, at a graphical user interface (GUI);

(a) a first set of icons, corresponding respectively to a set of custom groups, arranged on a first ring;

(b) a second set of icons, corresponding respectively to a set of address groups, arranged on a second ring;

wherein a first custom group, of the set of custom groups, is associated with a first set of devices;

wherein the first ring and the second ring share a same center;

receiving a first user selection of a first icon corresponding to the first custom group;

responsive to the first user selection;

determining a particular set of network addresses associated with the first set of devices, wherein the particular set of network addresses comprises at least one of;

(a) network addresses to which data packets are transmitted from at least a first device of the first set of devices;

(b) network addresses from which data packets are transmitted to at least a second device of the first set of devices;

determining a first subset of the set of address groups that is associated with the particular set of network addresses, and a second subset of the set of address groups that is not associated with the particular set of network addresses;

presenting, at the GUI, a respective connection between the first icon and each of a first subset of the second set of icons corresponding to the first subset of the set of address groups, without presenting any connection between the first icon and each of a second subset of the second set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the set of address groups;

wherein the method is performed by at least one device including a hardware processor.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

presenting, at the GUI, a first interface element associated with a first connection between the first icon and a second icon of the first subset of the second set of icons, wherein the first interface element indicates a first attribute of the first connection; and

presenting, at the GUI, a second interface element associated with a second connection between the first icon and a third icon of the first subset of the second set of icons, wherein the second interface element indicates a second attribute of the second connection;

wherein the first interface element and the second interface element are different.