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Network traffic monitoring in a server network environment

  • US 20080304423A1
  • Filed: 06/05/2008
  • Published: 12/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for monitoring network traffic of a server port in a group of network modules with a plurality of server ports, the system comprising:

  • an user interface configured to;

    obtain and display a list of the plurality of server ports;

    allow a user to select one or more server ports from the list of the plurality of server ports to monitor network traffic through the selected server port(s);

    obtain and display a list of uplink ports; and

    allow a user to select an uplink port, where the uplink port allows communication with a network analyzer;

    a network logic configured to establish a dedicated virtual local area network (VLAN) within the network that connects the selected server port and the selected uplink port; and

    a monitoring logic configured to duplicate the network traffic from the selected server port and to add a VLAN tag to the duplicated network traffic, where the VLAN tag identifies the duplicated network traffic as belonging to the dedicated VLAN, and the monitoring logic further configured to transfer the duplicated network traffic via the dedicated VLAN to the selected uplink port to cause the network traffic to be analyzed by a network analyzer connected to the selected uplink port.

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