STITCHING TOGETHER PARTIAL NETWORK TOPOLOGIES
First Claim
1. A network analysis system that includes:
- a memory that stores residual information from each of a plurality of networks, the residual information including configuration information about one or more of devices and connections that are not discovered within each network of the plurality of networks; and
a stitching tool that processes the residual information from each of the plurality of networks to identify connections between individual networks of the plurality of networks.
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Abstract
A method and system that takes advantage of processes that are efficient for determining the topology of small to medium size networks to determine individual network topologies for such networks, and then merges these individual topologies into a consolidated topology for the entire network. Each of the processes that determines the topology of the smaller networks provides the determined network topology, as well as a list of factors that may be relevant in the determination of how the given topology might be attached to any other given topology, such as the identification of a node that is not included in the given topology, or other indications of external connections. The merging process is configured to substantially restrict its analysis to these factors, thereby limiting the extent, and therefore the time consumed, by this stitching and merging process.
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1. A network analysis system that includes:
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a memory that stores residual information from each of a plurality of networks, the residual information including configuration information about one or more of devices and connections that are not discovered within each network of the plurality of networks; and a stitching tool that processes the residual information from each of the plurality of networks to identify connections between individual networks of the plurality of networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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store residual information from each of a plurality of networks, the residual information including configuration information about one or more of devices and connections that are not discovered within each network of the plurality of networks; and process the residual information from each of the plurality of networks to identify connections between individual networks of the plurality of networks. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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storing residual information from each of a plurality of networks in a computer-readable medium, the residual information including configuration information about one or more of devices and connections that are not discovered within each network of the plurality of networks; and processing the residual information from each of the plurality of networks to identify connections between individual networks of the plurality of networks, and providing a graphic display of one or more of the identified connections between the individual networks. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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