METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMPLIFIED NETWORK WIDE TRAFFIC AND/OR FLOW MONITORING IN A DATA NETWORK
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1. A method of providing dynamic network data traffic monitoring, comprising:
- transmitting a request to access a data network;
receiving information associated with a virtual LAN (VLAN) allocated for a Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) session corresponding to the data network access request, the VLAN allocated for the SPAN session coupling a source to be monitored and a destination that performs monitoring and enabling the source to send a copy of traffic to the destination in the SPAN session, wherein the allocated VLAN carries the copy of the traffic sent to the destination in the SPAN session; and
accessing the data network.
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Abstract
Method and system for providing dynamic network data traffic monitoring including monitoring a data network, detecting a change in the data network, initiating a span session based on the detected change in the data network, and dynamically modifying network configuration based on the detected change in the data network is disclosed.
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1. A method of providing dynamic network data traffic monitoring, comprising:
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transmitting a request to access a data network; receiving information associated with a virtual LAN (VLAN) allocated for a Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) session corresponding to the data network access request, the VLAN allocated for the SPAN session coupling a source to be monitored and a destination that performs monitoring and enabling the source to send a copy of traffic to the destination in the SPAN session, wherein the allocated VLAN carries the copy of the traffic sent to the destination in the SPAN session; and accessing the data network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a network device coupled to a data network; a controller unit coupled to the data network, the controller unit configured to; initiate a Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) session for monitoring a client terminal coupled to the network device, the SPAN session coupling the network device to a destination that performs monitoring; automatically allocating a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) for the SPAN session; enable the network device to send a copy of traffic to and from the client terminal to the allocated VLAN configure the data network to deliver the copy of traffic on the allocated VLAN to the destination that performs monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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